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Kennosuke-sama

Kennosuke-sama

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

19908.00h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Minoru Okazaki
Written by Hiroshi Toda, Akira Toriyama
Produced by Kouzou Morishita, Kenji Shimizu
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Top Cast

Yumi Touma

Yumi Touma

Kennosuke (voice)

Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Oden (voice)

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Shinobimaru (voice)

Eiko Masuyama

Eiko Masuyama

Kennosuke's Mother (voice)

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Junko Hagimori

Waitress (voice)

Koichi Hashimoto

Koichi Hashimoto

Kennosuke's Father (voice)

Hideyuki Hori

Hideyuki Hori

Biker B (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Biker A (voice)

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Mayumi Seto

Child (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Biker C (voice)

Themes & Keywords

samuraiswordplayparodyfamily relationshipsdatingbased on mangashounenanimeancient japanoriginal video animation (ova)

About Kennosuke-sama

Kennosuke-sama is a animation, adventure, comedy, fantasy film released in 1990 exploring themes of samurai, swordplay, parody, family relationships, dating, based on manga. Directed by Minoru Okazaki, it stars Yumi Touma, Naoko Watanabe, Toru Furuya. 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.

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