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.

Cast

Makiya Yamaguchi

as Shinzaemon Kosaka

Norimasa Fuke

as Kyoichiro Kazami

Yuno Sakura

as Yuko Yamamoto

Rantaro Mine

as Swordfight Arranger Sekimoto

Ken Shonozaki

as Hikokuro Yamagata in His Youth

Manko Kurenai

Yoshiharu Fukuda

as Chief Priest of Seikei-ji Temple

Hajime Inoue

as Head of both Studio Inoue

Akinori Ando

Tsutomu Tamura

as Kyotaro Nishiki

Reviews

Chris Sawin

_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...

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