Kaze no Youjinbou
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)
Rankings
#35 highest rated of 2001
#35 most popular of 2001
Data
Format
TV
Episodes
25
Episode Duration
23 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Fri Nov 02 2001
End Date
Fri Apr 26 2002
Season
FALL 2001
Average Score
63%
Mean Score
65%
Popularity
3425
Favourites
20
Studios
Producers
Bandai Entertainment
Dentsu
Source
OTHER
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Slice of LifeRomaji
Kaze no Youjinbou
English
Kaze no Yojimbo
Native
旋風の用心棒
Synonyms
Bodyguard of the Wind
External & Streaming links
Characters
Jouji Kodama
MAIN
Hiroaki Hirata
JAPANESE
Miyuki Tanokura
MAIN
Sanae Kobayashi
JAPANESE
Sanae Araki
MAIN
Emi Shinohara
JAPANESE
Araiguma
MAIN
Kousei Hirota
JAPANESE
Fukajirou Shirogane
SUPPORTING
Shigenori Souya
JAPANESE
Tonbo no Master
SUPPORTING
Masaaki Tsukada
JAPANESE
Saeki Keiji
SUPPORTING
Takehiro Murata
JAPANESE
Konishi Junsa
SUPPORTING
Mitsuo Senda
JAPANESE
Rin Shirogane
SUPPORTING
Mitsuru Miyamoto
JAPANESE
Kimujuku no Juunin
SUPPORTING
Makoto Aoki
JAPANESE
Staff
Michiko Yokote
Script (eps 5, 6, 11, 16, 21)
Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Script (eps 1, 2, 10, 13, 24, 25)
Akira Kurosawa
Original Creator
Hayato Date
Director
Hirofumi Suzuki
Animation Director (eps 13, 25)
Hirofumi Suzuki
Key Animation (OP, eps 1, 13, 25)
Yasuhiro Takemoto
Storyboard (eps 4, 22)
Rion Kujou
Episode Director (eps 2, 8, 15, 21)
Rion Kujou
Storyboard (eps 2, 8, 15, 21)
Tsuneyoshi Saitou
Music
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
132 Users
- PLANNING
2445 Users
- COMPLETED
628 Users
- DROPPED
124 Users
- PAUSED
96 Users
