Animation ·Adventure ·Comedy ·Fantasy · Japan · 1990 · 20m

Kennosuke-sama

剣之介さま

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Director
Minoru Okazaki
Cast
Yumi Touma as Kennosuke (voice) Naoko Watanabe as Oden (voice) Toru Furuya as Shinobimaru (voice) Eiko Masuyama as Kennosuke's Mother (voice) Junko Hagimori as Waitress (voice) Koichi Hashimoto as Kennosuke's Father (voice)
Crew
Sadafumi Sano — Director of Photography Shigeru Nishiyama — Editor Hiroshi Toda — Screenplay Kouzou Morishita — Producer Kenji Shimizu — Producer
Tagline

Running to the beach, buying ice cream, fighting off biker gangs... dating is quite a survival game!

Synopsis

Kennosuke, an old-fashioned samurai kid in midcentury Tokyo, gets invited on his first-ever date by his classmate Oden. To prove he's up to the challenge, Kennosuke and his friend Shinobimaru conduct a dry run.

Mood & Themes
samuraiswordplayparodyfamily relationshipsdatingbased on mangashounenanimeancient japanoriginal video animation (ova)
Key Collaborators
Minoru Okazaki Director Sadafumi Sano Director of Photography Shigeru Nishiyama Editor Hiroshi Toda Screenplay Kouzou Morishita Producer Kenji Shimizu Producer
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