Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales

200623m / epAnimation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

First aired

January 13, 2006

7.3

TMDB Score

74% match · 20 votes

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S01 · E11

Bakeneko - Part 3

Season 1 · Mar 24, 2006 · 23m

In his youth, the head of family had kidnapped a sacrificial maiden, keeping her locked away in a basement prison to be raped and abused at his leisure. Her only companionship was a young cat which she secretly raised with the food she was given, hoping it would one day escape where she could not. One day the head of family's elder son was caught raping her, after which the head beat her to the point of death as punishment. The cat attacked him to protect her, then escaped as she died; its regret from being unable to protect her combined with her sorrow, eventually turning it into a demon. Having finally realized the shape, truth, and reasoning of the demon, the medicine peddler unsheathes his sword, which in reality releases his true spirit-nature from the human shell it is bound within, allowing him to exorcise the bakeneko's grief and release it from its vengeance. In the end, only the two blameless retainers, Kayo and a young samurai, are left to be saved.

About the Series

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AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

An anthology of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death; "Goddess of the Dark Tower", the story of forbidden love between a goddess and a human; and "Goblin Cat", the story of a mysterious cat monster with a vendetta against a certain family.

First aired
January 13, 2006
Last aired
March 24, 2006
Seasons
1 season · 11 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
Japanese
Network
Fuji TV

Top Billed Cast

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Iemon Tamiya (voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Oiwa Tamiya (voice)

Yuko Nagashima

Yuko Nagashima

Osode Yotsuya (voice)

Keiichi Sonobe

Keiichi Sonobe

Gonbei Naosuke (voice)

Ryo Hirohashi

Ryo Hirohashi

Oume Ito (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi

Yomoshichi Sato (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Zoshonosuke Himekawa (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Tomihime (voice)

Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba

Oshizu (voice)

Yui Kano

Yui Kano

Ominaeshi (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kaikaimaru (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Masaya Onosaka

Kikimaru (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

The Medicine Peddler (voice)

Yukana

Yukana

Kayo (voice)

Tetsu Inada

Tetsu Inada

Odajima (voice)

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