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He has vowed to make amends by killing 1000 evil men, and until he does Manji will be kept alive by kessen-chū, remarkable creatures that allow him to survive nearly any injury and reattach severed limbs even after hours of separation.
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He has vowed to make amends by killing 1000 evil men, and until he does Manji will be kept alive by kessen-chū, remarkable creatures that allow him to survive nearly any injury and reattach severed limbs even after hours of separation.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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Barugon originally: Daikaijû kessen: Gamera tai Barugon 1966 [IMDb] [Poster]
The B-Movie Trailers Who Came From Outer Space and Invaded Earth To Become Rulers of the Universe But Became Mixed-Up Flash Clips on YouTube mrdantefontana 2006
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Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster originally: San daikaijû: Chikyu saidai no kessen 1964 IMDb
The B-Movie Trailers Who Came From Outer Space and Invaded Earth To Become Rulers of the Universe But Became Mixed-Up Flash Clips on YouTube mrdantefontana 2006
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With plenty of mortal enemies to go around, Manji and company are surprised by the appearance of Burando's most horrific kessen-chu success story, just as the already treacherous tunnels begin to flood.
ComicList Headlines 2009
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However, that doesn’t mean that his twisted mind will stop thinking about Manji and the mysterious kessen-chu bloodworms that grant immortality to their hosts.
Dark Horse Title Shipping in December | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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The “Badger Hole” is a tunnel of death that leads into the bowels of Edo Castle, where Kagimura and Burando have been killing scores of prisoners in their attempts to transfer and duplicate the “kessen-chu immortality effect” that runs through Manji’s veins.
Dark Horse Comics for August 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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The scene has been dramatized in several Japanese films over the years, most notably in Aa, kessen kōkūtai (“Ah, Air Corps of the Decisive Battle”)(Tōei Studios, 1974) and Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (“Japan’s Longest Day”) (Tōhō Studios, 1967).
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The scene has been dramatized in several Japanese films over the years, most notably in Aa, kessen kōkūtai (“Ah, Air Corps of the Decisive Battle”)(Tōei Studios, 1974) and Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (“Japan’s Longest Day”) (Tōhō Studios, 1967).
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