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Kaze no yojinbo

IMDb ID: tt0318901 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.3 (108 votes)

Genres: Animation · Action · Drama

George Kodama searches for Araki Genzo in Kimujuku, a town with a dark past and rival syndicates. Despite warnings to leave, he challenges the town to uncover its hidden secrets and the truth.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Kaze No Yojimbo
United States: Kaze No Yojimbo
World-wide: Kaze No Yojimbo (English)
United States: Bodyguard of the Wind (literal English title)
Australia: Kaze No Yojinbo
Japan: Kaze no yōjinbō (Japanese, transliterated title)
World-wide: Yojimbo of the Wind (Alternative Title)
Russia: Телохранитель ветра
Bodyguard of the Wind
Release Date2001-10-01IMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseProduction CompaniesDentsu
Kurosawa Production Co.
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318901/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0318901.jpgUpdated At2025-06-15T12:15:17

Stars

Mari Devon
Kirk Thornton
Neil Kaplan
Jim Ward
Dave Wittenberg
Michael McConnohie
Philece Sampler
Hiroaki Hirata
Paula Tiso
Diane Michelle

Directors

Hayato Date
Toshiyuki Tsuru

Writers

Akira Kurosawa
Tamotsu Mizukoshi
Satoru Nishizono
Katsuyuki Sumizawa
Hisayuki Toriumi
Daisuke Yajima
Akatsuki Yamatoya
Michiko Yokote

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Mari Devon | Character: Kiosk Lady, Miyuki's Friend, Mrs. Ohnuki, Ryoko Kiuchi
Actor: Kirk Thornton | Character: Man
Actor: Neil Kaplan | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Jim Ward | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Dave Wittenberg | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Michael McConnohie | Character: Masao Kiuchi, News Announcer
Actor: Philece Sampler | Character: Waitress
Actor: Hiroaki Hirata | Character: George Kodama
Actor: Paula Tiso | Character: Woman
Actor: Diane Michelle | Character: Kiosk Saleswoman, Train Station Announcement, Wife
Actor: Shinpachi Tsuji | Character: Shûsaku Tanokura
Actor: Sanae Kobayashi | Character: Miyuki Tanokura
Actor: Emi Shinohara | Character: Sanae Araki
Actor: Hôchû Ôtsuka | Character: Samekichi Shirogane
Actor: Shigenori Sôya | Character: Fukajirô Shirogane
Actor: Kôsei Hirota | Character: Araiguma
Actor: Masaaki Tsukada | Character: Cafe TOMBO Manager
Actor: Mitsuo Senda | Character: Officer Konishi
Actor: Katsumi Chô | Character: Inspector Saeki
Actor: Wataru Yokoshima | Character: Chief of Police
Actor: Steve Blum | Character: Fukajiro Shirogane
Actor: Crispin Freeman | Character: Yamamoto
Actor: Wendee Lee | Character: Casino Dealer, Kotoyo TanoKura, Maki, Nun
Actor: Melissa Fahn | Character: Miyuki Tanokura
Actor: Michael Lindsay | Character: George Kodama
Actor: Steve Kramer | Character: Detective Saeki
Actor: Dan Woren | Character: Ken
Actor: Dave Mallow | Character: Arms Dealer, Officer
Actor: Tom Wyner | Character: Shusaku Tanokura
Actor: Tony Pope | Character: Professor Uekusa
Actor: Richard Cansino | Character: Rin Shirogane
Actor: Tom Fahn | Character: Kuroki
Actor: Rebecca Forstadt | Character: Miyuki Tanokura #2
Actor: Ralph Votrian | Character: Konishi

[Directors Group]
Name: Hayato Date | Role: Director
Name: Toshiyuki Tsuru | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Akira Kurosawa | Role: Writer
Name: Tamotsu Mizukoshi | Role: Writer
Name: Satoru Nishizono | Role: Writer
Name: Katsuyuki Sumizawa | Role: Writer
Name: Hisayuki Toriumi | Role: Writer
Name: Daisuke Yajima | Role: Writer
Name: Akatsuki Yamatoya | Role: Writer
Name: Michiko Yokote | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ken Iyadomi | Role: Producer
Name: Miho Kinoshita | Role: Producer
Name: Charles McCarter | Role: Producer
Name: Yūji Nunokawa | Role: Producer
Name: Tetsuya Watanabe | Role: Producer
Name: Hiroshi Yamashita | Role: Producer

[Editing Group]
Name: Seiji Morita | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Jamie Simone | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Shinobu Takahashi | Role: Art Director
Name: Mio Isshiki | Role: Art Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jun'ya Koshiba | Role: Art Department
Name: Toshiyuki Tsuru | Role: Art Department
Name: Hayato Date | Role: Art Department
Name: Rion Kujô | Role: Art Department

[animation department]
Name: Takeshi Itou | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tatsuo Ryûno | Role: Animation Department
Name: Anzu Katsuragi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hirofumi Suzuki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chiyuki Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Rieko Akasaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takahiro Chiba | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ayako Karatani | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuko Matsumura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shinichirô Minami | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chikara Sakurai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Shimizu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Teruaki Tokumaru | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takenori Tsukuma | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yukiko Ban | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yûji Moriyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hoon Chul Choi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jun'ichi Hayakawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takeshi Itô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Se Kwon Jeong | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kenji Kodama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Junko Matsushita | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ryôji Nakamori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuhiro Orieda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hitomi Ozaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroto Tanaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiyuki Tsuru | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chihiro Washio | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yukimaro Ôtsubo | Role: Animation Department
Name: Eitarô Abe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masaru Hyôdo | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masashi Ishihama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masaki Kamiguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Atsushi Komori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tadashi Kubo | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tokuyuki Matsutake | Role: Animation Department
Name: Atsushi Ogata | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hideki Tachibana | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôji Yabuno | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yûko Yamamoto | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jun Yoshida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masayuki Yoshiki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasue Ôno | Role: Animation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Richard Kekahuna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Riki Le Cotey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jamie Simone | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Kaze No Yojimbo | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi211026201/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi211026201/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564028105392.mp4?Expires=1788304383&Signature=I7DOUuqTHciXhipR3eFMiv83gtnHWHlswTNRnNP2X10nskCrX-728W87y24wO0yXOoOpAAeGsvO3acn55qizOFk2p4RwNZ0ULfLS2~psl-98huhOR0fNY447VUCJ41SLh7~whk6kBLt1RsQShUJ8mEwvmJzG7hlkRG~q-XUumKluHOugGhF4awyMOOVJ5Gg8LAvXo10cQ7v62kHX9A3LsdLNqWYLyEhoIGQqdbBms717jFjVq3agUYwoAT9vjjm8AfPhJAQdUgU8oCy2rsOCDfm9s-DnYd6s~iFJksH8hTZwSdFN~EslOfH7P8ahNc-TtS9H89K15hVNYfxu9ro-Lw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: October 1, 2001
Japan: October 2, 2001

Awards

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Box Office

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