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Samurai Kids

{{Infobox film

| name = Samurai Kids

| image = SamuraiKids.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| native_name =

| director = Nobuhiko Obayashi

| producer =

| writer =

| screenplay = Masumi Suetani{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

| story = Masumi Suetani{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

| based_on =

| starring = {{plainlist|* Tsutomu Yamazaki

| music = Joe Hisaishi{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

| cinematography = Yoshitaka Sakamoto{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

| editing =

| production_companies = {{plainlist|

| distributor = Toho

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1993|7|17|Japan}}

| runtime = 106 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross =

}}

{{Nihongo|Samurai Kids|水の旅人 侍KIDS|Mizu no Tabibito Samurai Kiddzu|{{literal translation|Water Traveller-Samurai Kids}}}} is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

Cast

  • Tsutomu Yamazaki{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} as Sutonahiko Suminoe (sometimes referred to as 'old man' by Satoru), a miniature samurai who is discovered by a little boy in a river.
  • Ryō Yoshida{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} as Satoru, a young boy.
  • Ayumi Ito{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} as Chizuko, Satoru's sister.
  • Jun Fubuki{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} as Yuuko, Satoru's mother.
  • Kiyotaka Nanbara{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}
  • Onoe Ushinosuke VI{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}
  • Tōru Yuri{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}
  • Tomoyo Harada{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} as Yuki, a librarian who introduces Satoru to the legends of miniature samurai.
  • Ittoku Kishibe{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} as Fumihiro, Satoru's father.
  • Ishirō Honda as Grandfather{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}—Obayashi included Honda's portrait as a posthumous cameo, honouring him as a filmmaker, and paying respects to him as a friend.

Release

Samurai Kids was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 17 July 1993.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}} In the Philippines, the film was released as My Little Bodyguard on 24 August 1995.{{cite news|title=Opens Today!|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19950821&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=30 November 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=24 August 1995|page=23|quote=Find Out Why This Film Is The NO.1 Hit In Japan Outgrossing Even Jurassic Park!}}

Reception

Samurai Kids won an Excellence-Silver Award for Japanese Movies in the 11th Golden Gloss Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.zenkoren.or.jp/zenkoren/goldengross/11_goldengross/|title=過去のゴールデングロス賞|access-date=7 February 2020|language=Japanese|publisher=Japan Association of TheatreOwners}} The film won two awards at the Japanese Academy Awards: Best Music Score for Joe Hisaishi and the Popularity Awards for the Most Popular Film.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=383}}

References

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  • {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-1461673743}}

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External links

  • {{imdb title|0108036}}

{{Nobuhiko Obayashi}}

Category:1993 films

Category:Toho films

Category:Films directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

Category:1990s Japanese films

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