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{{Short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{No footnotes|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name        = Fujimaru of the Wind: The Childhood of a Ninja
| image           = Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru.png
| caption         = 
| director        = {{ubl|[[Daisaku Shirakawa]]|[[Kimio Yabuki]]}}
| producer        = 
| writer          =
| music           = {{ubl|[[Koichi Fukube]]|[[Kouichi Hattori]]}}
| company         = [[Toei Animation]]
| network         = [[TV Asahi|NET]]
| first_aired     = {{Start date|1964|06|07|df=y}}
| last_aired      = {{End date|1965|08|31|df=y}}
| num_episodes    = 65
| country         = Japan
| language        = Japanese
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Fujimaru of the Wind: The Childhood of a Ninja'''''|少年忍者風のフジ丸|Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru|lead=yes}}, also known as '''''Samurai Kid''''', is a Japanese [[anime]] series produced by [[Toei Animation]]. 65 episodes aired from 7 June 1964 until 31 August 1965.  It tells the story of a [[ninja]]'s pupil that controlled the wind.

It was based on the [[manga]] {{nihongo|'''''Ishimaru of the Wind'''''|風の石丸|Kaze no Ishimaru}} by [[Sanpei Shirato]] and was animated by [[Yasuji Mori]] and [[Hayao Miyazaki]]. The anime was renamed "Kaze no Fujimaru" in order to associate it with its sponsor, [[Astellas Pharma|Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals]].

The opening theme, 'Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru' and the closing theme, 'Tatakau Shōnen Ninja', were both performed by the {{nihongo|Nishirokugo Boy's Choir|西六郷少年合唱団|Nishirokugō Shōnen Gasshōdan}}. The series originally ended with a repeat of the opening; the separate ending song came later.

== Plot summary ==
The story begins when Fujimaru is a little baby. His mother puts him in a basket while she works in the country. Suddenly, the baby is kidnapped by an eagle, but Sasuke, a [[samurai]], recovers the baby and takes him as a disciple.

Fujimaru grows until he becomes a gifted young man who can control the wind by learning [[ninjutsu]]. He knows two strong techniques: 'multiplication' (which allows him to confuse his enemies by creating [[illusion]]s of himself) and 'leaves' (which helps him to run away behind a wind swirl).

Fujimaru has two goals: to see his mother again and to find the 'Ryuen Book', a handwritten [[parchment]] that contains great but dangerous techniques. Fujimaru's main enemy is Japusai, a master of fire techniques who is also searching for the parchment.

In the end, Fujimaru attains both goals: he runs into his mother and finds the parchment, but he decides to destroy it because it would be too dangerous in Japusai's hands.

== External links ==
* {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/fujimaru/ Toei website about ''Fujimaru of the Wind'']
* {{ann|anime|1490}}
* {{IMDb title|1508179}}

{{Toei Animation|state=collapsed}}
{{Sanpei Shirato}}

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[[Category:1964 anime television series debuts]]
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[[Category:Shōnen manga]]
[[Category:Toei Animation television]]