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Wikipedia article
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| name = Samurai Kids
| image = SamuraiKids.jpg
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| caption = Film poster
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| director = Nobuhiko Obayashi
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = Masumi Suetani
| story = Masumi Suetani
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| starring =
| music = Jo Hisaishi
| cinematography = Yoshitaka Sakamoto
| editing =
| production_companies =
| distributor = Toho
| released =
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
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is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Cast
*Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sutonahiko Suminoe (sometimes referred to as 'old man' by Satoru), a miniature samurai who a little boy discovers in a river.
*Ry Yoshida as Satoru, a young boy.
*Ayumi Ito as Chizuko, Satoru's sister.
*Jun Fubuki as Yuuko, Satoru's mother.
*Kiyotaka Nanbara
*Onoe Ushinosuke VI
*Tru Yuri
*Tomoyo Harada as Yuki, a librarian who introduces Satoru to the legends of miniature samurai.
*Ittoku Kishibe as Fumihiro, Satoru's father.
*Ishir Honda as GrandfatherObayashi 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. In the Philippines, the film was released as 'My Little Bodyguard' on 24 August 1995.
Reception
'Samurai Kids' won an Excellence-Silver Award for Japanese Movies in the 11th Golden Gloss Award. 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.
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