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7.4/10 IMDb Directed by Hayato Date Studio Studio Pierrot Original network Nippon Television Final episode date 25 March 2002 | 7.2/10 MyAnimeList 7.2/10 TV Music by Tsuneyoshi Saito Licensed by Bandai Entertainment First episode date 1 October 2001 Network Nippon TV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original run 2 October 2001 – 19 March 2002 Characters George Kodama, Miyuki Tanokura, Sanae Araki Genres Action fiction, Crime Fiction Cast Hiroaki Hirata, Sanae Kobayashi, Emi Shinohara, Shinpachi Tsuji, Hōchū Ōtsuka Similar Chikkun Takkun, Key the Metal Idol, Tasuke - the Samurai Cop, Little Ghosts - There - He, Magical Hat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kaze no Yojimbo (旋風の用心棒, trans. "Bodyguard of the Wind") is a 2001–2002 Japanese animated television series based on Akira Kurosawa's chanbara film Yojimbo. It was directed by Hayato Date.
The series follows George Kodama into the small town of Kimujuku. The wanderer quickly realizes he is an unwelcomed visitor and becomes caught up in a violent conflict between rival crime syndicates.
Kaze no Yojimbo aired on Nippon Television from 2 October 2001 to 19 March 2002, totaling 25 episodes.
Plot
Jyouji "George" Kodama arrives in the town of Kimujuku in search of a man named Genzo Araki. Unable to find him, he learns that the town is divided in two distinct factions. Sensing that Kimujuku's residents are hiding something, Jyouji takes work from each faction, playing them against each other in an effort to uncover the secret and the whereabouts of Genzo.