A Samurai in Time

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r96 s '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. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Steve C Just watch it. Enough said. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review MASAHIRO O Like the characters in this film, the actors and people at the studios who love samurai movies have joined forces to make this film, and it is a film that gives us such an emotional impact that it is hard to believe that it is a low-budget indie film. It is now available on Amazon Prime Video in Japan, and I have watched it three times. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Ashton H I made an account to review this movie. Incredible, I loved everything about this. I went in thinking it was a lighthearted comedy, and came out changed lol - kosaka was an incredible character and he was played fantastically. There were so many details in his stance, his movements, the way he held himself throughout the movie and it blew me away. Also, the lighting and scene setting was FANTASTIC, and I loved the detail of the in-universe actors having worse wigs and more obvious actor-makeup. Tl;Dr - best movie I've seen this year by FAR. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Hiro K In Japan this movie started from one theater like Don’t stop the camera. Same style promotion. Relay on the theater movie lover’s reputation, theater numbers are increasing still now. Time slip story starts from typical time slip comedy , a samurai time slipped in the middle of samurai movie shooting at now and we can laugh at him a lot. His great effort makes him a good samurai movie actor. Not only funny but also clear story of history make audience into serious drama. Whole 2hours , I could enjoy this movie. Katana sword fighting shooting was really cool and scary , best sword fight I ever watched. My English is not good at expressing my excitement about this movie. Hope lots of people watch this and understand what is going on in this movie . At least enjoy excellent sword fight. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review hu r He tasted the ubiquitous shortcake for the first time and said, "I didn't realize that ordinary people could eat this.The world has truly become a better place.He cried in tears.He weeps when he learns of the tragic end of the Aizu Clan.These two scenes are very moving.I realized once again that our peaceful and prosperous world exists on the basis of the efforts and sacrifices of people in the past, and I was grateful. I was amazed at the acting, which really seemed to have added weight after trial and error on how to swing it in order to make it look as if the bamboo light was swinging the main body.　No, no, wait, wait.The serious scenes in this film must have been performed with a takemitsu.(Like the climax scene with Kazami). The climax fight scene.The long silent period at the beginning of the fight scene succeeded in maximizing the tension created by the use of the serious weapons. Kyoichiro Kazami, a big-name actor who had quit period dramas and gone to Tokyo, makes a triumphant return to period dramas and Kyoto.In this scene, Kazami overlapped with Hiroyuki Sanada.Hiroyuki Sanada didn't quit period dramas, though.(LOL) It reminded me of "On Summer Film," which was screened in 2021.There are many similarities. 　Time slip 　Period drama 　Films that make movies 　Low-budget movies 　Low-budget movies! And what can I say, the "atmosphere" is the same! I left the movie theater with a renewed spirit to live my life with a straight back and gratitude for my surroundings, just like this simple-minded samurai. *With all due respect, I didn't know any of the actors. I like the lead actor, Kazami, and the landlady! I thought Kazami looked like someone, and later I looked up "Tetsuya Bessho," "Tokuma Nishioka," and "Daisuke Shima.I see that you are Norimasa Tomiya.I will check him out from now on! The serious, rugged, and a little dirty leading man is very Samurai-like! I know the locations to Zuishinin Temple and Taishoike Pond in Kameoka.I think most of them are in Kyoto.I want to visit the holy places. → I went to Aburahi-jinja Shrine, which I was told about in this review.It is the setting of the last serious scene.It was not in Kyoto but in Shiga prefecture (bordering Mie prefecture).It was a very nice shrine with no decoration and very good atmosphere!Please visit. The scene where Kazami gets angry and throws a stone into the pond. *The scene where he inevitably takes it or slashes his master was also funny! The pamphlet had not arrived yet.I have to go buy it again. _campaign=share-translation) Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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