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G.I. Samurai

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Remake:

Samurai Commando Mission 1549

Original title

Sengoku Jieitai (G.I. Samurai)aka

AKA

Time Slip

Year

1979

Running time

139 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Saito Kosei

Screenwriter

Toshio Kamata. Novel: Ryo Hanmura

Cast

Music

Kentaro Haneda

Cinematography

Iwao Isayama

Producer

Toho, Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho

Genre

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Action | Time Travel. Samurai. Feudal Japan

Synopsis

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun. The squad leader, Lt. Iba, sees this as the perfect opportunity to realize his dream of becoming the ruler of Japan. To achieve this, he teams his troops up with those of Kagatori, a samurai daimyo who also aspires to become Shogun. Are either of these power-hungry warriors to be trusted?

Awards: 1980: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 2 nominations

1981: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival: nominated to Grand Prix (Best Film).

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G.I. Samurai

1979

Saito Kosei

5.4

(157)