Samurai Kids
# 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.

## Cast

* Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sutonahiko Suminoe (sometimes referred to as 'old man' by Satoru), a miniature samurai who is discovered by a little boy in a river.
* Ryō 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
* Tōru Yuri
* Tomoyo Harada as Yuki, a librarian who introduces Satoru to the legends of miniature samurai.
* Ittoku Kishibe as Fumihiro, Satoru's father.
* Ishirō Honda as Grandfather—Obayashi included Honda's portrait as a posthumous cameo, honouring him as a filmmaker, and 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.

