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Samurai: Hunt for the Sword

1999 · 1 season

A brisk, earnest swordplay adventure with a young hero facing heavy responsibility, mixing light character moments with tense duels.

Created by
Masahiro Sekino
Genres
Action & adventure, Animation
Starring
Showtaro Morikubo, Machiko Toyoshima, Michie Tomizawa
Overview
Shinjuro may be a little young to be the master of a swordsmanship school, but fate didn't give him a choice. Now his position and martial arts skill land him in the middle of serious trouble when the rogue samurai Mikage faces off against the Tokugawa government, and Shinjuro and the small group of swordsmen who train at the school must now protect the town from harm. However, the group won't be challenged until the Tokugawa house calls in a favor, and the young swordsman is forced to duel Mikage himself.

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Created by
Masahiro Sekino
Genres
Action & adventure, Animation
Starring
Showtaro Morikubo, Machiko Toyoshima, Michie Tomizawa
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • loyalty
  • coming-of-age
  • violence
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, animation
Created by
Masahiro Sekino
Written by
Mitsuhiro Yamada
Starring
Showtaro Morikubo, Machiko Toyoshima, Michie Tomizawa, Houko Kuwashima, Yuka Imai, Yui Horie, Tessyo Genda, Hiro Yuuki
Music
Yuzo Hayashi
Cinematography
Hideo Okazaki
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 30 min each
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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