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Little Samurai

1972–1973 · 1 season

A lively, old-fashioned adventure cartoon with swordplay and intrigue, easy to dip into and gentle enough for younger viewers.

Genres
Animation, Action & adventure
Overview
A young swordsman finds himself involved in a plot to overthrow the shogunate.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • betrayal
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, action & adventure
    Starring
    Kurumi Kobato, Koichi Chiba, Reiko Katsura, Makio Inoue, Keiko Yamamoto, Shingo Kanemoto
    Cinematography
    Katsuji Misawa
    Length
    1 seasons, 52 episodes, 25 min each
    Network
    Fuji TV
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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