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A Samurai in Time

A Samurai in Time

7.5/ 10

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2024

Release Year

131 min

Runtime

Comedy

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.

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Keywords

samurai
lightning
time travel
filmmaking
movie set
jidaigeki
edo period
present day
isekai
samourai
struck by lightning
extra

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Reviews(2)

9.5avg rating
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Chris Sawin

@ChrisSawin

August 12, 2024

10
10/10

_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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r96sk

r96sk

August 19, 2025

9
9/10

<em>'A Samurai in Time'</em> 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 a

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