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TV series

Samurai Champloo

Original title: サムライチャンプルー

2004 · Ended

Overview

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.

TMDB ID: 1063 ↗
First aired: 2004-05-20
Last aired: 2005-03-19
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 24 min
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Creators: Shinichiro Watanabe
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience8.3/10831 votes

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Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

18Spain (ES)

Not recommended for viewers under the age of 18.

10France (FR)

Not recommended for children under 10. Not allowed in children's television series.

TV-MAUnited States of America (US)

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

15United Kingdom (GB)

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

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All regional certifications (9)

18Spain (ES)

Not recommended for viewers under the age of 18.

10France (FR)

Not recommended for children under 10. Not allowed in children's television series.

TV-MAUnited States of America (US)

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

15United Kingdom (GB)

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

MA 15+Australia (AU)

Not suitable for children and teens under 15; MA15+-rated programming may only be broadcast between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any given day. Consumer advice is mandatory. Some R18+ rated movies on DVD/Blu-ray are often re-edited on free TV/cable channels to secure a more

18+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 18 and older. May contain explicit violence and sexual activity. Programming with this rating cannot air before the watershed (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.).

16Germany (DE)

Can be aired only from 10:00pm Uhr to 6:00am.

B-15Mexico (MX)

Designed for ages 15 and up (allowed only between 19:00 and 05:59).

19South Korea (KR)

This rating is for programs that are intended for adults only. 19-rated programming cannot air during the hours of 7:00AM to 9:00AM, and 1:00PM to 10:00PM. Programmes that receive this rating will almost certainly have adult themes, sexual situations, frequent use of strong language and disturbing scenes of violence.

Seasons

Season 126 episodes

Crew

Directing13

Shinichiro WatanabeSeries Director, Director Tsuyoshi YoshimotoDirector Sayo YamamotoDirector Hirotaka EndoDirector Kei TsunematsuAssistant Director, Director Masato MiyoshiDirector Akira YoshimuraDirector Kazuto NakazawaDirector Shukou MuraseDirector Mitsutaka NoshitaniDirector Akitoshi YokoyamaDirector Keiichi SasajimaDirector Shintaro InokawaDirector

Writing8

Shinichiro WatanabeOriginal Story, Writer Shinji ObaraWriter Dai SatoWriter Seiko TakagiWriter Keiko NobumotoWriter Kazuto NakazawaWriter Touko MachidaWriter Ryôta SugiWriter

Production6

Shinichiro KobayashiExecutive Producer Shiro SasakiExecutive Producer Takashi KouchiyamaProducer Tetsuro SatomiProducer Takatoshi HamanoProducer Sanae MitsugiExecutive Producer

Editing1

Shuichi KakesuEditor

Art10

Takeshi WakiArt Direction Akitoshi YokoyamaStoryboard Artist Tsukasa SunagaStoryboard Artist Kazuki AkaneStoryboard Artist Shinichiro WatanabeStoryboard Artist Sayo YamamotoStoryboard Artist Soichi MasuiStoryboard Artist Shukou MuraseStoryboard Artist Kazuyoshi KatayamaStoryboard Artist Tensai OkamuraStoryboard Artist

Sound4

NujabesMusic Force Of NatureMusic Fat JonMusic TsutchieMusic

Visual effects137

Kazuto NakazawaCharacter Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director Takuya SuzukiKey Animation, Animation Director Tatsuya SuzukiAnimation Director, Key Animation Hideto KomoriKey Animation, Animation Director Yumiko IshiiAnimation Director, Key Animation Emi HiranoKey Animation Takashi IgariKey Animation Daisuke MatagaKey Animation Kenji NishikawaKey Animation Shingo AbeKey Animation Eiji KomatsuKey Animation Masakazu KawazoeKey Animation Takako ShimizuKey Animation, Animation Director Hiromi MasudaKey Animation Takafumi HoriKey Animation Takayoshi HashimotoKey Animation Tetsuya WakanoKey Animation Yoshiko OkudaKey Animation Masahiro EmotoKey Animation Shinji TakeuchiKey Animation, Animation Director Yoshimitsu YamashitaAnimation Director, Key Animation Nobutake ItoKey Animation Yuko DangiKey Animation Iwao TeraokaKey Animation Yuko YamamotoKey Animation Takashi MukodaKey Animation Shingo OdaKey Animation Yuki ChikaKey Animation Motonori NishibeKey Animation Katsuya KikuchiKey Animation Ayako IshiharaKey Animation Masaki YamadaAnimation Director, Key Animation Hiroyo YamamotoKey Animation Hajime YoshidaKey Animation Yasuhide OkawaraKey Animation Takenori TsukumaKey Animation Tomoyuki OhshitaKey Animation Eiji AbikoKey Animation Rika KatoKey Animation Masayuki KojimaKey Animation Mieko HosoiKey Animation Naoyuki AsanoKey Animation Yousuke KobuchiKey Animation Akira TakataKey Animation Masakazu YamazakiKey Animation Masahiro OkamuraKey Animation Kanta KameiKey Animation Shuuichi KodamaKey Animation Hiroshi ImaokaKey Animation Satoshi TanakaKey Animation Naoaki HojoKey Animation Masayuki KojimaKey Animation Kunihiko KimuraKey Animation Yoshifumi NakamuraKey Animation Madoka OzawaKey Animation Takayuki GotanKey Animation Ayako KarataniKey Animation Keita HagioKey Animation Tetsuya MatsukawaKey Animation Chiyoko SakamotoKey Animation Taizo YoshidaKey Animation Yohei SasakiKey Animation Asako AokiKey Animation Akitoshi YokoyamaKey Animation Hiromi OkazakiKey Animation Hiroyuki OkajiKey Animation Shintaro MurakiKey Animation Hisao MuramatsuKey Animation Misao AbeKey Animation Jun NakaiAnimation Director Yukie SuzukiKey Animation Kenichi IinoKey Animation Takahiro AraiKey Animation Rie FujiwaraKey Animation Hiroshi ShimizuKey Animation Keiko IchiharaKey Animation Mitsuhiro IwasakiKey Animation Seiichi NakataniKey Animation Ryo TakahashiKey Animation Ruiqing ShuoKey Animation Zhao JunyingKey Animation Shuji OnoKey Animation Takashi HyodoKey Animation Kenji MizuhataKey Animation Emi InoueKey Animation Hiroko YamaguchiKey Animation Moriyasu TaniguchiAnimation Director Takashi KumazenKey Animation Hiroshi MatsudaKey Animation Chiyuki TanakaKey Animation Yasutake OkawaraKey Animation Takaaki SawadaKey Animation Satomi MatsuuraKey Animation Fumiaki KoutaKey Animation Yosuji KudoKey Animation Keiji ShigesawaKey Animation Masanori IchiharaKey Animation Lee Jae-wonKey Animation Mayumi OdaKey Animation Sasajima SasaoKey Animation Hiroaki IkedaKey Animation Keiji GotohKey Animation Katsushige YokohamaKey Animation Kazuaki ImotoKey Animation Cindy H. YamauchiKey Animation Mika ShirotaKey Animation Masato NishikawaKey Animation Naoto YoshidaKey Animation Takeshi KoikeKey Animation Takahiro TanakaKey Animation Giichi SamuraKey Animation Naoko NakamotoAnimation Director Yoshiaki KatayamaKey Animation Shinji HashimotoKey Animation Hideyasu OkamotoKey Animation Hiroki HaradaKey Animation Takehiro MiuraKey Animation Takashi AmariKey Animation Yuuko KoboriKey Animation Yuki TeranoKey Animation Koji MaruokaKey Animation Norimitsu SuzukiKey Animation Wataru SekimotoKey Animation Makoto OdaKey Animation Kanako OgenKey Animation Masumi HattoriKey Animation Chiyo HosokawaKey Animation Hikaru NaraokaKey Animation Yuka TakemoriKey Animation Hiromi MuranakaKey Animation Shinji NagataKey Animation Hsu ZaishengKey Animation Toshinori WatanabeKey Animation Yoshiyuki KodairaKey Animation Nobuo HoriiKey Animation Yuuki HaraKey Animation Yuuichi SugiseKey Animation

Camera1

Kazuhiro YamadaDirector of Photography

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