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Samurai Champloo

Samurai Champloo (2004–2005)

サムライチャンプルー

Death, betrayal, and... hip hop!

Release:2004–2005
Seasons:1
Country:Japan
Director:Shinichiro Kobayashi, Sanae Mitsugi
Language:Japanese

Genre

Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
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Keywords

Hip HopSamuraiObsessive QuestShounenAnimeChanging Eraadventure
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Samurai Champloo rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb8.3/10· 769 votes

About Samurai Champloo

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

Cast of Samurai Champloo

  • Ayako Kawasumi

    Ayako Kawasumi

    as Fuu (voice)

  • Kazuya Nakai

    Kazuya Nakai

    as Mugen (voice)

  • Ginpei Sato

    Ginpei Sato

    as Jin (voice)

  • Akio Otsuka

    Akio Otsuka

    as Okuru (voice)

  • Eiji Maruyama

    Eiji Maruyama

    as Biwa Minstrel (voice)

  • Keiichi Nanba

    Keiichi Nanba

    as Denkibou (voice)

  • Kiyoyuki Yanada

    Kiyoyuki Yanada

    as Mukuro (voice)

  • Takayuki Sugo

    Takayuki Sugo

    as Kagetoki Kariya (voice)

  • Otoya Kawano

    Otoya Kawano

    as Ryujiro Sasaki (voice)

  • Makio Inoue

    Makio Inoue

    as Enshirou Mariya (voice)

  • Unsho Ishizuka

    Unsho Ishizuka

    as Manzou 'The Saw' Sakami (voice)

  • Isshin Chiba

    Isshin Chiba

    as Ichiemon Frutachi (voice)

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Episodes: 26
Ep. length: 24m

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