A Friend in Need Part I 

A dead woman from Xena's past sends a monk to ask the warrior princess for help. Xena and Gabrielle travel to the far land of Japa, which Xena visited a long time ago, to face an evil spirit and his army.

Director:

Rob Tapert

Writers:

Rob Tapert (created by) (as Robert Tapert), John Schulian (created by)

Stars:

Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Michelle Ang

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Lucy Lawless	...	Xena
Renée O'Connor	...	Gabrielle (as Renee O'Connor)
Michelle Ang	...	Akemi
Mac Jeffrey Ong	...	Kenji (as Mac Jeffery Ong)
Marton Csokas	...	Borias
Adrian Brown	...	Yodoshi
Kazuhiro Muroyama	...	Harukata
Trevor Sai Louie	...	Kao (as Trevor Sai-Louie)
Ric Chan	...	Master Swordman
Gary Young	...	Saburo
Yvonne Tan	...	Ayako
Shiori Terada	...	Miyuki
Gregor McLennan	...	Captain

Storyline

A dead woman from Xena's past sends a monk to ask the warrior princess for help. Xena and Gabrielle travel to the far land of Japa, which Xena visited a long time ago, to face an evil spirit and his army.

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Plot Keywords:

opening action scene | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

GOOF: In the prologue the two Japanese monks enter a tea house. As they step down into the main area you can hear their footsteps as their shoes touch the floor. The is very bad etiquette as Japanese remove their shoes after entering a building.

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Quotes

Xena: Gabrielle, if I only had thirty seconds to live, this is how I'd want to live them - looking into your eyes.
Gabrielle: Stop this. Stop it.
Xena: Always remember... I love you.

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Crazy Credits

Xena and Gabrielle's Flying Circus and Amateur Fire Brigade will be arriving in your town soon.

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Renaissance Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1