旋風の用心棒

Kaze no Yojimbo

Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 masterpiece, Yojimbo. Kodama is a pretty intelligent tough guy investigating an incident that occurred in the small town of Kimujuku over 15 years ago. However, the local town folk have been feeling a bit uneasy since the arrival of this wandering stranger. Kodama is soon caught up in the middle of a bloody gang fight as both groups fight for overall control of the town. Amidst the fighting, shootings, and deadly alliances, will Kodama find the clues to his mystery or will he find himself face down in a body-bag? (Source: Bandai Entertainment)

Names

Original	旋風の用心棒 (japanese)
Romaji	Kaze no Youjinbou
English	Kaze no Yojimbo
Chinese	旋風用心棒 (traditional · via wikidata)
Also known as	Bodyguard of the Wind

Facts

Format	TV series · 25 ep · 23 min · 10h total
Aired	2001-10-02 → 2002-03-26 (Autumn 2001)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Source	Other
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Adventure Drama Mystery Slice of Life
Themes	Rural Male Protagonist Primarily Adult Cast Crime Gangs Trains Bar

Reception

Community score	6.79 / 10
Bayesian score	7.34 / 10
Composite	49.0
On lists	4,699
Favourited	36 (0.8%)
Completion	65.0%
Drop rate	11.7%
In backlog	70.4%
Score spread σ	1.88

Score distribution

114253294315696122716781729681040

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Autumn 2001	D	23 of 40
Source material	Other	B	43 of 182
Year	2001	D	69 of 127
Studio	Studio Pierrot	D	74 of 115
Era	Early 2000s	C	320 of 687
Genre	Mystery	D	420 of 652
Length	Two-cour	D	453 of 699
Genre	Adventure	D	865 of 1,534
Genre	Slice of Life	D	953 of 1,578
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,015 of 1,921
Genre	Drama	D	1,252 of 1,917
Format	TV series	D	1,800 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	C	3,556 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Hayato Date, Mio Isshiki, Atsuho Matsumoto
Series composition	Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Character design	Takeshi Itou
Original creator	Akira Kurosawa

AniList id 1145 · MAL id 1145 · record updated 2026-08-26