Kibakichi

Kibakichi is the eponymous hero of a couple of Japanese Samurai horror films directed by Tomo-O Haraguchi, whose previous directing credits are "" (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 Yokai, 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. What is the boss's plan? When the secret is revealed, Kibakichi goes into a rage and his body starts to mutate. Limbs will fly and heads will roll in a final showdown between good and evil.

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!"

Synopsis

The saga of Kibakichi the samurai werewolf continues as his travels find him helping a blind girl and her small village seek revenge on a murdering madman. But, unknown to Kibakichi, he is being spied on by a strange group of people - and someone from his past - who is out for revenge!

External links

* [http://www.kibakichi.jp/ Official homepage]
*imdb title|id=0470132|title=Kibakichi: Bakko-yokaiden
* [http://www.horrorreview.com/2005/kibakichi.html Review at The Horror Review]
* [http://www.cinema-nocturna.com/kibakichibakkoyokaiden_review.htm Review at Cinema Nocturna]
* [http://www.cinema-nocturna.com/kibakichibakkoyokaiden2_review.htm Cinema Nocturna review of the sequel]
* [http://www.bmdb.ca/reviews/task,detail/id,74/ Review at The B-Movie Database]
* [http://www.mtivideo.com/saiko/ Saiko Films] with separate pages for Kibakichi [http://www.mtivideo.com/saiko/Kibakichi.htm] and Kibakichi 2 [http://www.mtivideo.com/saiko/Kibakichi%202.htm]