Kibakichi
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Kibakichi is the eponymous hero of a couple of Japanese Samurai
horror film
s directed by Tomo-O Haraguchi, whose previous directing credits are Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla (1991) and Sakuya: yôkaiden AKA Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (2000).
Tagline: When monsters meld with humans, the sky will split and eternal darkness will cover the earth.
, including geisha who turn into giant carnivorous spiders and man-eating demons disguised as humans. Their hunt for human flesh was in fact a contract with the town crime boss. When the secret is revealed, Kibakichi goes into a rage and he start to mutate as a werewolf.
Tagline: The Beasts have been Unleashed!
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
s directed by Tomo-O Haraguchi, whose previous directing credits are Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla (1991) and Sakuya: yôkaiden AKA Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (2000).
Kibakichi
The first film, full title Bakko Yokaiden Kibakichi, was released in Japan in February of 2004 and in the U.S on DVD by Saiko Films/MTI Home Video in June of 2005. It stars Ryuji Harada, Miki Tanaka, and Mubu Nakayama.Tagline: When monsters meld with humans, the sky will split and eternal darkness will cover the earth.
Synopsis
A lone samurai walks the countryside. His name is Kibakichi and his mouth hides sharp fangs. When he reaches a desolate village he finds it occupied by YokaiYokai
are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "otherworldly" and "weird". Yōkai range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them...
, including geisha who turn into giant carnivorous spiders and man-eating demons disguised as humans. Their hunt for human flesh was in fact a contract with the town crime boss. When the secret is revealed, Kibakichi goes into a rage and he start to mutate as a werewolf.
Kibakichi 2
The sequel was released on R1 DVD release on March 28th 2006 from Saiko Films/MTI Home Video.Tagline: The Beasts have been Unleashed!