Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto - Collection 1 (Blu-ray)
Title: Intrigue in the Bakumatsu: Irohanihoheto - Collection 1Volume: Blu-ray
Running time: 325
Distributor: Sentai Filmworks
Release date: 2012-09-04
Suggested retail price: $69.98
Age rating: 14+
SKU: SFB-BKI100
UPC: 814131011329
ISBN-10: 1616152710
ISBN-13: 9781616152710
Description:
In the final years of the Bakumatsu, wandering mercenary Yojiro Akizuki travels the length and breadth of Japan. While he employs his sword in the usual fashion, he also uses it help him locate supernatural items which he pursues with single-minded determination, often with bloody results. In the course of his quest, he crosses paths with a traveling theater group whose members have their own dark agenda. Is it a chance meeting, or the result of an undiscovered conspiracy?
Contains episodes 1-13.
Special Features: Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
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The Evil Star Let Loose
Kyousei Hashiru
凶星奔る
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| 2. |
The Earth-Fissure Sword Mocks
Jiwari-ken warau 地割剣嗤う
The kanji used in the title for 'warau' is an obsolete rendition of the verb, which also means 'laugh'.
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Poems at Sekkakurou
Sekkaku-rou Dodoitsu 石鶴楼都々逸
A Dodoitsu is a type of Japanese poem that has a 7-7-7-5 syllable structure. There are examples of these sung in the show.
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| 4. |
A Curious Tale of An Underhanded Scandal
Uragigoku Ibun 裏疑獄異聞
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| 5. |
Shureiki Unleashed
Shureiki Hanataru 守霊鬼放たる
Shureiki roughly translates to "Spirit-protecting Demons".
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| 6. |
The Closing Performance Burneth
Rakubi moyu
楽日燃ゆ
The rakubi (楽日 or raku 楽 for short) is a term referring to the last or closing performance for a festival or a particular play. It is from the term "senshuuraku" (千秋楽) which means the same thing. In kabuki, the last day tends to be lighthearted with a lot of impromptu and ad-hoc joking by the actors, surprise guests, etc. For that reason they attract a large crowd.
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| 7. |
Soutetsu Makes His Move
Soutetsu ugoku 蒼鉄動く
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| 8. |
Wishes of Revenge Finally Realised
Ada-uchi Honkai Naru
仇討本懐なる
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| 9. |
The Black Cat Weeps
Kuroneko naku 黒猫哭く
Like episode 2, "naku" here is written with a kanji that is hardly used when normally writing the verb.
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| 10. |
Ueno Falls
Ueno Otsu 上野陥つ
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| 11. |
The Troupe Returns To A Temporary Stage
Ichiza futatabi kari-yagura 一座ふたたび仮櫓
A yagura can refer to a type of fortified watch tower; an installation on top of theatrehouses that looks like a mini-watch tower, and in this context it refers to a temporary stage.
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| 12. |
Ryouma's Message
Ryouma no Kotozude 龍馬之言伝
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| 13. |
The Conqueror's Head Enters a Soul
Hasha no kubi nyuukon
覇者の首入魂
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(added on 2012-07-15, modified on 2012-07-15)
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