Here's one that some of you who have been keeping track of Mark Twain's appearances in film might have missed. The film description is from the "Some Recommended Anime" WWW page at http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~wdawes/Anime.html. Anime is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. and some of the films are now carried at video stores. I don't know whether or not this one is available, though. "The Dagger of Kamui Wow! Almost three hours long! I promise, though, that it won't get slow! This anime is a bit of historical fiction, depicting the Boushin War to end the Tokugawa Shogunate, the French ploy for Ezo (now Hokkaido) and bringing into play characters such as Mark Twain and Captain Kidd. This release contains some of the best melee combat I've ever seen in anime. A young foundling boy with a mysterious scar and a magic blade is tricked into slaying his own father. This chronicles his quest for revenge and enlightenment." Jim Zwick