A Boy and His Samurai (2010)

A Boy and His Samurai is a 2010 Japanese movie based on Gen Araki’s novel “Fushigi no Kuni no Yasubei” and directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.

Movie info

Original title: ちょんまげぷりん
Transliterated title: Chonmage Purin
Release date: July 31, 2010
Distributed by: J Storm

Region 2 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Geneon Universal (Japan)
Out: Feb 9, 2011
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Plot

Hiroko Yusa is a hard-working mother who’s raising her young son Tomoya all on her own. One day they come across a samurai named Yasubei who has somehow slipped forward in time from the Edo period to modern-day Tokyo.

Hiroko invites the homeless and confused swordsman to stay at their place, and he quickly begins making himself useful by babysitting and doing household chores during the day. Yasubei soon discovers he much prefers preparing pastries to his old samurai lifestyle and sets out to bring his confections to the public and he quickly establishes himself as a popular pastry chef in addition to becoming a vital part of the lives of his two new friends.