Kaze no Yojimbo
Kaze no Youjinbou / Bodyguard of the WindSummary
Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 masterpiece, Yojimbo.
Kodama is a pretty intelligent tough guy investigating an incident that occurred in the small town of Kimujuku over 15 years ago. However, the local town folk have been feeling a bit uneasy since the arrival of this wandering stranger. Kodama is soon caught up in the middle of a bloody gang fight as both groups fight for overall control of the town. Amidst the fighting, shootings, and deadly alliances, will Kodama find the clues to his mystery or will he find himself face down in a body-bag?
(Source: Bandai Entertainment)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 25
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 9 h 35 min (25 × 23 min)
- Season
- Fall 2001
- Start date
- October 2, 2001
- End date
- March 26, 2002
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Studio Pierrot
- Romaji title
- Kaze no Youjinbou
- English title
- Kaze no Yojimbo
- Native title
- 旋風の用心棒
- Other titles
- Bodyguard of the Wind
Characters 13
Main characters
- Jouji Kodama谺丈二Main
- Miyuki Tanokura田野倉美雪Main
- Sanae Araki荒鬼早苗Main
- AraigumaアライグマMain
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- Fukajirou Shirogane銀鱶次郎Supporting
- Rin Shirogane銀鱗Supporting
- Samekichi Shirogane銀鮫吉Supporting
- Shuusaku Tanokura田野倉周作Supporting
- Tonbo no MasterトンボのマスターSupporting
- Saeki Keiji佐伯刑事Supporting
- Konishi Junsa小西巡査Supporting
- Kimujuku no Juunin鬼無宿の住人Supporting
- Keisatsu Shochou警察署長Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Hayato DateDirector
- Akira KurosawaOriginal creator
- Katsuyuki SumisawaSeries composition
- Takeshi ItouCharacter design
- Tsuneyoshi SaitouMusic
- Mio IshikiArt director
- Hajime TakakuwaSound director
Show the full staff (18)
- Michiko YokoteScript (eps 5, 6, 11, 16, 21)
- Katsuyuki SumisawaScript (eps 1, 2, 10, 13, 24, 25)
- Hirofumi SuzukiAnimation Director (eps 13, 25)
- Hirofumi SuzukiKey Animation (OP, eps 1, 13, 25)
- Yasuhiro TakemotoStoryboard (eps 4, 22)
- Rion KujouEpisode Director (eps 2, 8, 15, 21)
- Rion KujouStoryboard (eps 2, 8, 15, 21)
- Noriyuki AbeStoryboard (ep 12)
- Toshiyuki TsuruEpisode Director (OP, ED, eps 13, 25)
- Toshiyuki TsuruStoryboard (OP, ED, eps 13, 25)
- Toshiyuki TsuruKey Animation (ep 13)
- Shigenori KageyamaStoryboard (eps 6, 14, 20)
- Hideki TachibanaKey Animation (ep 25)
- Chikara SakuraiKey Animation (OP, eps 13, 25)
- Atsuko InoueKey Animation (eps 5, 12)
- Hiroto TanakaKey Animation (ep 13)
- Hiroshi YamashitaProducer
- Yuuji NunokawaProducer