Kaze no Yojimbo (旋風の用心棒) is an anime television series based on Akira Kurosawa's chanbara film Yojimbo. The series originally aired in Japan between October 2, 2001 and March 19, 2002, consisting of 25 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by Bandai Entertainment between March 16, 2004 and January 4, 2005.
English Voice Cast
Main Cast
- Michael Lindsay - George Kodama
Secondary Cast
- Dave Wittenberg - Raccoon
- Diane Michele - Sanae Araki
- Jim Ward - Master of TONBO
- Kirk Thornton - Samekichi Shirogane
- Melissa Fahn - Miyuki Tanokura
- Rebecca Forstadt - Miyuki Tanokura (eps22-25)
- Richard Cansino - Rin Shirogane
- Steven Blum - Fukajiro Shirogane
- Tom Wyner - Shusaku Tanokura
Minor Cast
- Crispin Freeman - Yamamoto
- Dan Worren - Ken
- Dave Wittenberg - Tanokura Driver
- Jim Ward - Tanida
- Michael McConnohie - Kanehara
- Neil Kaplan - Police Chief
- Paula Tiso - Maki
- Ralph Votrian - Konishi
- Steve Kramer - Detective Saeki
Additional Voices (Uncredited)
- Crispin Freeman - Train Worker (ep11)
- Dan Woren - Train Conductor (ep13)
- Dave Mallow - Masked Police Officer (ep10), Police Officer (ep10), Police Officer (ep12), Sugino (ep11)
- Dave Wittenberg - Casino Gambler (ep8), Man (ep5), Police Officer (ep1), Police Officer (ep11), Punk, Punk (ep10)
- Diane Michelle - Kiosk Saleswoman (ep5), Train Station Announcement (ep5), Wife (eps5-6)
- Jim Ward - Firefighter (ep22), Police Officer (ep1)
- John DeMita - Priest (ep9)
- Kirk Thornton - Casino Gambler (ep8), Man (eps5-6), Man in Cave (ep10), Punk (ep10), Punk (ep22), Sushi Stand Customer (ep6)
- Mari Devon - Miyuki's Friend, Ryoko Kiuchi (ep4)
- Michael McConnohie - Man in Letter (ep3), Masao Kiuchi (ep5), News Announcer (ep5), Priest Voice (ep4), Punk (ep22)
- Neil Kaplan - Casino Gambler (ep8), Cook (ep4), Man in Cave (ep10), Police Officer (ep1), Police Officer (ep4), Police Officer (ep9), Punk, Tanokura Driver, Vegas Train Official (ep8)
- Paula Tiso - Woman (ep5)
- Philece Sampler - Ginzame Receptionist (ep2), Maid (ep4), Waitress (ep5)
- Steve Blum - Bartender (ep6), Mamoru, Man (ep22), Sanae's Brother (ep25)
- Tom Fahn - Kuroki (ep8), Man with Bicycle (ep6)
- Tony Pope - Professor Uekusa
- Wendee Lee - Casino Dealer (ep8), Kotoyo Tanokura, Maki (ep14+), Sister (ep9)