Details
Title: 風魔の小次郎
Title (romaji): Fuma no Kojiro
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Fantasy
Episodes: 13
Broadcast network: Tokyo MX, tvk, SUN TV, et al.
Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-3 to 2007-Dec-26
Air time: Wednesday 26:00-26:30 (Tokyo MX), Wednesday 23:00-23:30 (tvk)
Theme songs:
- Opening theme: Ryuusei ROCKET by An Cafe
- Ending theme: Eien no Setsuna by ON/OFF
Hakuo Gakuin used to be a prestigious high school, and famous for martial arts. However, because its rival school; Seishikan, has been cowardly luring it's superior students, Hakuo was going to decline.
In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuo; Hojo Himeko, sends Yagyu Ranko to the Fuma Village in search of the famous Fuma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fuma sent Kojiro to Hakuo, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan lead by Asuka Musashi.
Soon Kojiro's comrades arrive and an all-out ninja war postponed for 500 years begins between the 2 clans.
Cast
Fuma
Murai Ryota as Kojiro
Shindo Gaku as Ryoma
Takayama Takehisa as Ryuho
Sakamoto Naoya as Kou
Sakamoto Kazuya as Shoryu
Furukawa Yuta as Kirikaze
Suzuki Hiroki as Reira
Yashiro Shingo as Kabutomaru
Takahashi Tsuyoshi as Rinpyo
Hakuo Gakuin
Kawahara Makoto as Hojo Himeko
Ayumi (亜弓) as Yagyu Ranko
Seishikan / Yasha
Kawakubo Takuji as Asuka Musashi
Fujita Rei as Mibu Kosuke
Tashiro Koji as Kagero
Maruyama Atsushi as Shien
Saito Yasuka as Byakko
Shirota Jun as Kurojishi
Endo Kotaro as Anki
Harada Takuma as Raiden
Kawada Yu as Yosui
Itabashi Haruki as Shiranui
Okamoto Natsuki as Yasha Princess
Other
Imaizumi Nonoka as Asuka Erina (Musashi's younger sister)
Production Credits
Original writing: Kurumada Masami (車田正美) Fuma no Kojiro (manga)
Screenwriters: Ito Takashi (伊藤崇), Ooka Toshihiko (大岡俊彦), Sasano Megumu (笹野恵)
Directors: Ooka Toshihiko (大岡俊彦), Ichino Ryuichi (市野龍一)
Music: Kameyama Koichiro (亀山耕一郎)
Notes
Based on a manga by Kurumada Masami (車田正美), it was also adapted into 3 OVA anime series in the late 80's & early 90's, they are; 'Fuma no Kojiro', 'Fuma no Kojiro: Seiken Senso Hen', and 'Fuma no Kojiro: Saishu Sho Fuma Hanran Hen'.
There was also a musical version made later on in 2007 with all the casts from the live action.
