Trailer+1 trailer
75
GreatGoodWatch score75
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Set between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, during the Kenmu Restoration, the story follows the tale of Hojo Tokiyuki, a boy on the run after his family is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 75
IMDb7.3
Time to watch it all
9 h 36 min
24 episodes, about 24 min each
An episode a night: about 3 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 67 countries
+57First aired
2024
July 6, 2024
Ended 2026
Genres
AnimationAction & AdventureLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- TV-14United States
Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 4 moreDirecting · 9
- Yoshihiro Hiramine Director, Storyboard Artist
- Nanase Tomii Director, Storyboard Artist
- Arifumi Imai Director, Storyboard Artist
- Yosuke Yamamoto Director
- Midori Yui Director
- Ayako Kurata Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Writing · 3
- Rino Yamazaki Writer
- Dai Katarayama Writer
- Dai Hashiyama Writer
Production · 8
- Masanori Miyake Executive Producer
- Akifumi Fujio Executive Producer
- Nobuhiro Nakayama Executive Producer
- Tomoyuki Ohwada Producer
- Yuichi Fukushima Producer
- Miho Matsumoto Producer
Camera · 1
- Yuya Sakuma Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Daisuke Hiraki Editor
Sound · 2
- Akiyuki Tateyama Original Music Composer
- Tomokazu Mii Sound Effects
Art · 2
- Yuichiro Komuro Storyboard Artist, Director
- Ayumi Kojima Art Direction
Visual Effects · 6
- Ruka Shoji Animation, Key Animation
- Mahmoud Moftah Animation, Key Animation
- 8do Animation, Key Animation
- Mizuki Nakane Animation
- GitsAsh Animation
- ani Animation
Other crew · 186
- Yusuke Kawakami Assistant Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
- Yuta Yamazaki Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director
- Qiu Chengrui Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Youko Kikuchi Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist
- Yoriko Tomita Series Composition, Writer
- Yasushi Nishiya Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
The Elusive Samurai episodes
2 seasons · 24 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 5-gatsu 22-nichi, 8.1
- S1 E2 Yasashii ojisan, 8.3
- S1 E3 Kami no sumu mori, 7.6
- S1 E4 Sadamune tôjô!, 7.6
- S1 E5 Ketchaku! Inuômono, soshite..., 7.3
- S1 E6 Nusume rinji, Ogasawara-kan no yoru, 7.9
- S1 E7 Fuyu no kodomo-tachi, 7.5
- S1 E8 Kakurenbo sensô, 8.0
- S1 E9 Watashi no hotoke-sama, 8.8
- S1 E10 Hentai chigo to shinriki sôdô, 7.2
- S1 E11 Shinita gari to nige jôzu, 7.3
- S1 E12 Ganbare Tokiyuki, Kamakura dakkan no sono hi made, 7.9
- S2 E1 Mou Ichido, Tabetai!, 7.4
- S2 E2 Ayako no Dokidoki Daisakusen!, 8.7
- S2 E3 Tokiyuki to San Taishô, 8.2
- S2 E4 Ai no Senshi! Shinano Kamen, 8.3
- S2 E5 Makezaru Mono-tachi, 8.4
- S2 E6 Kami ni Natta Shounen, 8.5
- S2 E7 Boku no Ojisan, 8.3
- S2 E8 Kakegae no Nai Mono, 8.4
- S2 E9 Sono Otoko, Kusunoki Masashige, 8.5
- S2 E10 Ansatsu no Yoru, 8.7
- S2 E11 Zoku: Watashi no Hotokesama, 8.2
- S2 E12 Jidai, 8.7
More like this
Similar
Most like The Elusive Samurai overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
GoodWatch score 65 - Asterix and the Vikings (2006)
GoodWatch score 71 - Operation Petticoat (1959)
GoodWatch score 77 - Yahşi Batı (2009)
GoodWatch score 68 - Little Big Soldier (2010)
GoodWatch score 73 - The Four Musketeers (1974)
GoodWatch score 63 - Father Goose (1964)
GoodWatch score 76 - Blood & Gold (2023)
GoodWatch score 74 - SAS Rogue Heroes (2022)
GoodWatch score 77 - Jojo Rabbit (2019)
GoodWatch score 68 - Who's Singin' Over There? (1980)
GoodWatch score 86 - Compañeros (1970)
GoodWatch score 74 - SPY x FAMILY (2022)
GoodWatch score 83 - The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)
GoodWatch score 84 - The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
GoodWatch score 78 - Stir Crazy (1980)
GoodWatch score 65
Same genre
More animated shows
- Attack on Titan (2013)
GoodWatch score 93 - Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 66 - INVINCIBLE (2021)
GoodWatch score 80 - Love, Death & Robots (2019)
GoodWatch score 73 - JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
GoodWatch score 84 - Hunter x Hunter (2011)
GoodWatch score 88 - Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 89 - Dragon Ball Z (1989)
GoodWatch score 85