Samurai Champloo (2004)★ 8.6/10
- Action
- Adventure
- Animation
- Comedy
- Drama
- Thriller
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda, Shinichirou Watanabe, Hirotaka Endô, Sayo Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Written by: Shinji Obara, Kristi Reed, Shinichirou Watanabe, Tom Wyner, Dai Satô
Clumsy waitress Fuu spills a drink, sparking a fierce duel between wild Mugen and precise Jin that destroys a teahouse. She hires them as bodyguards on a quest for a sunflower-scented samurai.
- Original title
- Samurai Champloo
- Storyline
- Fuu Kasumi, a clumsy waitress, accidentally spills a drink on a customer, leading to a fight between two samurai—Mugen, with a wild breakdancing style, and Jin, a precise ronin. Their battle destroys the teahouse and kills the magistrate’s son. Captured and sentenced to death, they’re saved by Fuu, who hires them as bodyguards. Together, they embark on a quest to find a mysterious samurai who smells of sunflowers.
- Rating
- 8.6 / 10 · 65,087
- Companies
- Barnum Studio, Flying Dog, Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV), Geneon Entertainment, Madhouse, Manglobe, Shimoigusa Champloos, Tokuma Shoten, Tokyo TV Center, Victor Entertainment, Adult Swim, 4Fun Tv, AXN, Buzz Channel, Cuatro, Dybex, Dynit, FUNimation Entertainment, MVM, Nipponart, Panini Video, Tooniverse
- Release dates
- JP May 19, 2004
- PL May 19, 2004
- US January 11, 2005
- DE September 5, 2005
- FI September 12, 2005
- FR January 3, 2006
- PH July 4, 2006
- MX September 18, 2006
- IT December 20, 2007
- SG May 24, 2011
- AE June 15, 2011
- CA December 17, 2016