Kai Doh Maru (2001)

Blurb:
The battle for the Capital city of Kyo rages as warring political factions vie for power against hereditary rulers. After the murder of her parents at the hands of her seditious uncle, a young girl named Kintoki flees to the mountains to lead a harsh life; she is renamed Kai Doh Maru by the local villagers. Rescued by Raiko, the Captain of 'The Four Knights' - honorable defenders who protect the peace of the city, she is raised within their group as a boy. Living among the Knights, she learns the practices of martial arts and develops into a skillful samurai, becoming a permanent member of their team. Now, as a young woman of seventeen, she begins to discover new feelings of passion and love for Raiko... but she also discovers that these new emotions cause a storm of jealousy and rage in another woman linked to her past.

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»Kai Doh Maru« spielt während der Heian-Periode im Jahre 889 in Japan. Zu dieser Zeit beherrschen Kriege das Land. Die junge, tapfere Prinzessin Kintoki, die als kleines Mädchen von zu Hause fliehen musste, und die vier Krieger, die ihr zur Seite stehen, kämpfen gemeinsam, um Kyoto zu beschützen. Doch der Kampf wird immer schlimmer, denn nicht nur, dass sie gegen finstere Magie kämpfen müssen – zur gleichen Zeit wütet auch noch eine Seuche in Japan, die einen großen Teil der Bevölkerung dahingerafft hat. In dieser Zeit werden Freunde zu Feinden …

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