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A Samurai in Time

A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.

Top Cast

  • Makiya Yamaguchi

    Makiya Yamaguchi

    Shinzaemon Kosaka

  • Norimasa Fuke

    Norimasa Fuke

    Kyoichiro Kazami

  • Yuno Sakura

    Yuno Sakura

    Yuko Yamamoto

  • Rantaro Mine

    Rantaro Mine

    Swordfight Arranger Sekimoto

  • Ken Shonozaki

    Ken Shonozaki

    Hikokuro Yamagata in His Youth

  • Manko Kurenai

    Manko Kurenai

    Setsuko

  • Yoshiharu Fukuda

    Yoshiharu Fukuda

    Chief Priest of Seikei-ji Temple

  • Hajime Inoue

    Hajime Inoue

    Head of both Studio Inoue

  • Akinori Ando

    Akinori Ando

    Ando

Overview

A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.

Rating

7.6 / 10
21 Reviews
1 Popular

2 Reviews

  • Chris Sawin
    Chris Sawin
    10 Aug 12, 2024

    _A Samurai in Time_ is one of the most heartwarming time-traveling films you will ever see. The characters are well-written and you become fully invested in the story. For a guy who did the majority of the behind-the-scenes work himself, director Junichi Yasuda has crafted a genuine film of kindness, integrity, and purely delightful entertainment. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/TimeRonin

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    9 Aug 19, 2025

    'A Samurai in Time' is truly splendid. I wouldn't actually describe it as anything super enthralling or anything, but it is supremely watchable, fairly amusing and surprisingly hearty - the 120+ minute run time flew by. I'd happily revisit this one. The performances of Makiya Yamaguchi and Norimasa Fuke are of real quality, both individually and as a collective. I totally believed and bought into the trajectory of the characters, which is impressive as otherwise they've could've been quite plain 'fish out of water' types. Yuno Sakura (cool to read about her backstory for this, same can be said for the film as a whole in fact), Rantaro Mine and Tsutomu Tamura manage to stick out behind the main two, as do a few other of the more minimal roles in this; e.g. Manko Kurenai’s. It does lean on the out of place trope, but I don't mean that negatively whatsoever because they add their own thing to keep it feeling fresh. As the minutes tick by, it relies less and less on that and the, relatively more unique, conclusion is the film at its best in my opinion. Great film! It was also nice to learn a bit about Jidaigeki, too. My first venture into its world, I believe.

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