Samurai Kids

Samurai Kids (水の旅人 侍KIDS, Mizu no Tabibito Samurai Kiddzu, lit. 'Water Traveller-Samurai Kids') is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.[1]

Samurai Kids
Film poster
Directed byNobuhiko Obayashi
Screenplay byMasumi Suetani[1]
Story byMasumi Suetani[1]
Starring
CinematographyYoshitaka Sakamoto[1]
Music byJo Hisaishi[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 17 July 1993 (1993-07-17) (Japan)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast
  • Tsutomu Yamazaki[1] as Sutonahiko Suminoe (sometimes referred to as 'old man' by Satoru), a miniature samurai who a little boy discovers in a river.
  • Ryō Yoshida[1] as Satoru, a young boy.
  • Ayumi Ito[1] as Chizuko, Satoru's sister.
  • Tomoyo Harada[1] as Yuki, Satoru's mother.
  • Kiyotaka Nanbara[1]
  • Onoe Ushinosuke VI[1]
  • Tōru Yuri[1]
  • Jun Fubuki[1] as Yuuko, a librarian who introduces Satoru to the legends of miniature samurai.
  • Ittoku Kishibe[1] as Fumihiro, Satoru's father.
  • Ishirō Honda as Grandfather[1]—Obayashi included Honda's portrait as a cameo after his death, honouring him as a filmmaker paying respects to him as a friend.

Release

Samurai Kids was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 17 July 1993.[1] In the Philippines, the film was released as My Little Bodyguard on 24 August 1995.[2]

Reception

Samurai Kids won an Excellence-Silver Award for Japanese Movies in the 11th Golden Gloss Award.[3] 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.[1]

References
  1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 383.
  2. "Opens Today!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. 24 August 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 30 November 2020. Find Out Why This Film Is The NO.1 Hit In Japan Outgrossing Even Jurassic Park!
  3. "過去のゴールデングロス賞" (in Japanese). Japan Association of TheatreOwners. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

Sources
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.


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