Samurai Kids

Samurai Kids (水の旅人 侍KIDS) is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

Cast

 * Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sutonahiko Suminoe (sometimes referred to as 'old man' by Satoru), a miniature samurai who is discovered by a little boy in a river.
 * Ryō Yoshida as Satoru, a young boy.
 * Ayumi Ito as Chizuko, Satoru's sister.
 * Jun Fubuki as Yuuko, Satoru's mother.
 * Kiyotaka Nanbara
 * Onoe Ushinosuke VI
 * Tōru Yuri
 * Tomoyo Harada as Yuki, a librarian who introduces Satoru to the legends of miniature samurai.
 * Ittoku Kishibe as Fumihiro, Satoru's father.
 * Ishirō Honda as Grandfather—Obayashi included Honda's portrait as a posthumous cameo, honouring him as a filmmaker, and paying respects to him as a friend.

Release
Samurai Kids was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 17 July 1993. In the Philippines, the film was released as My Little Bodyguard on 24 August 1995.

Reception
Samurai Kids won an Excellence-Silver Award for Japanese Movies in the 11th Golden Gloss Award. The film won two awards at the Japanese Academy Awards: Best Music Score for Joe Hisaishi and the Popularity Awards for the Most Popular Film.