Kai doh maru (Kaidohmaru)

Kai Doh Maru (Kaidomaru) is an anime released as an OVA in Japan, 2001, and later by Manga Entertainment in the U.S. in 2003. In Australia, the film is distributed on DVD by Madman Entertainment. Directed by Kanji Wakabayashi and produced by Japan's IG Plus / Production I.G, the film attracted anime star treatment received by other famous titles such as Ghost in the Shell. Set in the Heian period of Japan's history, the battle for political power and possession of the capital city, Kyo, rages. A young girl, Kentoki, is disguised as a boy by her father to protect her from her own family. Kentoki recalls events from her past indicating that her father had intended to place Kentoki as his successor, instead of her uncle.