Ja Kanji: | 旋風の用心棒 |
Type: | tv series |
Director: | Hayato Date |
Music: | Tsuneyoshi Saito |
Studio: | Pierrot |
Network: | Nippon TV |
First: | 2 October 2001 |
Last: | 19 March 2002 |
Episodes: | 25 |
is a 2001–2002 Japanese animated television series based on Akira Kurosawa's chanbara film Yojimbo. It was directed by Hayato Date.[1]
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.
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.
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