Samurai Champloo

In an Edo-period Japan remixed with hip-hop beats, scratch-style transitions, and anachronistic slang, a teahouse waitress named Fuu saves two dangerous swordsmen from the gallows after a brawl in her shop goes badly wrong. Mugen is a wild, unpredictable fighter with a freestyle sword style, while Jin is a calm, disciplined ronin trained in a refined, traditional school, and the two are eager to settle their rivalry with a duel. Fuu strikes a deal with them: they will accompany her on a long journey across the country to find "the samurai who smells of sunflowers," and she will keep them from killing each other until it's over. Along the way, the odd trio stumbles into bounty hunters, rival swordsmen, and strange side adventures, all while slowly learning to rely on one another. It's a stylish, funny, and often moving road story that mixes sword fights with music and attitude, and finds heart in the unlikely bond between three very different travelers.