oops that should read:
--- In japan_kfss@yahoogroups.com, "sarahksmom" <screaminmimi@z...> wrote:
>... I got about 75% of the language and 95% of the plotline...

I wonder if this group is alive or dead. Hallloooo!

> "Shichinin Misaki" gets several google hits, and they all seem to be pointing
to an
> anime, which would surprise me, since the previous owner was an elderly Nisei-
> kibei, but I'll withhold judgment and get back to you.

It's not an anime. It's really cheesey TV jidaigeki, ridiculously violent,
barely
watchable.

> The last appears to be a Jidaigeki series. I'm not sure which yomi the kanji
are
> supposed to be, so my guess is "Hachi Hinoto Hori no Shichinin."...

Slightly less cheesey, sort of a jidaigeki NYPD Blue. My guess is the title
loosely
translates to 8th Precinct Seven.

> Depending on how the storage and cataloguing of all this vid goes, I may be
> offering some or all of it for sale, the proceeds of which will go to the
Buddhist
> Temple of Chicago's building fund.

Let me amend this statement... These are all second-hand tapes, donated by the
family of a recently deceased gentleman with the aim of benefiting a non-profit
organization. Some titles will be listed in the future for adoption by fans of
Japanese
vid for a donation to cover postage, handling and whatever you think fair,
remaining
proceeds, after expenses, will benefit the Buddhist Temple of Chicago building
fund.

Information on the Buddhist Temple of Chicago is at www.budtempchi.org