A Samurai in Time

A Samurai in Time (2024)

侍タイムスリッパー

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.

Date of release
2024-08-17
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (30)
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Junichi Yasuda

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: ¥26M

A Samurai in Time is a 2024 Japanese fantasy comedy film directed by Jun'ichi Yasuda. it is a low-budget independent film produced for 26 million yen. Initially, it was shown in only one theater, but it gained popularity through word-of-mouth and expanded to more theaters. The media called it a "surprise hit reminiscent of One Cut of the Dead (2017)."

Production

Director Jun'ichi Yasuda poured his own personal fortune into the production of this film. Yuno Sakura, who appears in the film as an assistant director, also served as the actual assistant director. Makiya Yamaguchi, who played the lead role, is an actor with a long career, but this was his first time starring in a film.

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