Summary: KAI DOH MARU is set in feudal Japan's Heian Era and the artwork reflects this period, with great attention paid to the seasons, virtues and elements of the earth and their direct pertinence to nature. The passage of time is illustrated in minute detail, right down to the seasonal transformation in colour of the plants and trees.

Aspect Ratio:	Wide Screen
Main Language:	Japanese
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer, 2. Manga Previews, Character biographies
Subtitles:	English, Portuguese
Year:	2001
Release Date:	September 22, 2003
Runtime:	80 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M A N G 4138
Keywords:	Animated, Action, General, Wide, Screen, Adventure, Kai, Doh, Maru
Genre:	Action/Adventure

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Set in 894 AD, Kai Doh Maruis an eerie mixture of history and supernatural fantasy. After her uncle usurped the family domain, Princess Kintoki was raised as a boy-warrior under the tutelage of the elegant Lord Raiko and the other stalwart Knights of Kyo. Pitted against the Knights is the Oheyama gang, led by the icy Princess Ohni and her crazed assassin Ibaragi. Ohni retains her childhood love for Kintoki, apparently unaware of her gender. Non-Japanese audiences unfamiliar with the intrigues of the Heian Court and the rise of the Fujiwara clan will find the story puzzling. But Kai Doh Maruis a strikingly handsome film that uses computer graphics to suggest the look of antique Japanese art filmed through gauze. --Charles Solomon