Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

They would have lost their lives if they did not make the choice back then. The legendary eight beads and their owners... One is for someone important, and one is for his life as a human. The story of a destiny to encounter and fights lead by the beads, have just begun.

Series details

• Title: Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2013-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16754
• IMDb ID: tt2575722
• TVDB ID: 264527

Cast and credited roles

• Tetsuya Kakihara — Inuzuka, Shino
• Satoshi Hino — Inukawa, Sousuke
• Hiroshi Kamiya — Satomi, Riou
• Ayahi Takagaki — Hamaji
• Daisuke Namikawa — Osaki, Kaname
• Takuma Terashima — Inuta, Kobungo
• Tomoaki Maeno — Inukai, Genbachi
• Junichi Miyake — Inusaka, Keno
• Shinichiro Miki — Inuyama, Dousetsu
• Nobuhiko Okamoto — Murasame
• Naomi Shindoh — Kokonoe
• Mamiko Noto — Yuki-hime

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-01-06; final listed air date 2013-03-31; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-07-07; final listed air date 2013-09-29; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.