Kaze no Youjinbou
Kaze no Youjinbou

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

  • #36 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

    65%

  • Mean Score

    67%

  • Popularity

    3583

  • Favourites

    26

  • Studios

    Studio Pierrot

  • Producers

    Bandai Entertainment

    Dentsu

  • Source

    OTHER

  • Genres

    Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Slice of Life

  • Romaji

    Kaze no Youjinbou

  • English

    Kaze no Yojimbo

  • Native

    旋風の用心棒

  • Synonyms

    Bodyguard of the Wind

Tags

  • Rural

    79%

  • Male Protagonist

    79%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    79%

  • Crime

    79%

  • Gangs

    79%

  • Trains

    60%

  • Bar

    60%

  • Police

    40%

External & Streaming links

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Michiko Yokote

    Michiko Yokote

    Script (eps 5, 6, 11, 16, 21)

  • Katsuyuki Sumisawa

    Katsuyuki Sumisawa

    Script (eps 1, 2, 10, 13, 24, 25)

  • Akira Kurosawa

    Akira Kurosawa

    Original Creator

  • Hayato Date

    Hayato Date

    Director

  • Hirofumi Suzuki

    Hirofumi Suzuki

    Animation Director (eps 13, 25)

  • Hirofumi Suzuki

    Hirofumi Suzuki

    Key Animation (OP, eps 1, 13, 25)

  • Yasuhiro Takemoto

    Yasuhiro Takemoto

    Storyboard (eps 4, 22)

  • Rion Kujou

    Rion Kujou

    Episode Director (eps 2, 8, 15, 21)

  • Rion Kujou

    Rion Kujou

    Storyboard (eps 2, 8, 15, 21)

  • Tsuneyoshi Saitou

    Tsuneyoshi Saitou

    Music

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    135 Users

  • PLANNING

    2519 Users

  • COMPLETED

    706 Users

  • DROPPED

    125 Users

  • PAUSED

    98 Users

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