One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant Daisuke Kinba, on the way to hunt wild boars, felt sorry for a small dog that was about to be swallowed by a giant snake like a giant tree, and killed the serpent in a fierce battle and saved the puppy. Yoshimi decided to keep the puppy, naming it Hachibo. Now the Serpent Demon is determined to destroy Takita Castle, while Hachibo defends it with his life. His spirit is split into eight, and eight brave warriors must unite to defeat the demoness snake.
Japanese study overview
Satomi Hakken-den is a Japanese movie of 5,897 characters, with 955 unique words and 507 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 955 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 様Mr×26
- 信乃Shina×23
- 浜路Hamaji×22
- 里見Satomi×21
- 殿feudal lord×21
- 八房Yatsufusa×15
- 私I×14
- 刀sword (esp. Japanese single-edged)×13
- 御所imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)×12
- 持つto hold (in one's hand)×11
- 古河old river×11
- 待つto wait×10
- 比丘bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)×8
- 扇谷Ougigayatsu×8
- 八犬士Hakkenshi×7
- 大輔Taisuke×7
- 義実Yoshisane×6
- 村雨passing shower×6
- 忠犬faithful dog×4
- 恩を忘れるto be ungrateful×3