G.I. Samurai (1979)
- Original title
- 戦国自衛隊
- Directed by
- Kōsei Saitō
- Genre
- samurai cinema, science fiction film, adventure film, kung fu film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A team of modern Japanese soldiers accidentally time travels to the Warring States period. They use their weapons and training to survive in the samurai era.
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What happens
G.I. Samurai (Japanese: 戦国自衛隊, Hepburn: Sengoku jieitai; lit. Sengoku Self Defense Force), also known as Time Slip, is a 1979 Japanese science fiction/action film focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) team that accidentally travels in time to the Warring States period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai). The film stars Sonny Chiba, one of the top male Japanese actors of the time, and was based on a novel by Ryo Hanmura, a well-known writer of historical novels and science fiction. A remake was theatrically released in Japan in 2005 under the title Samurai Commando: Mission 1549. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Kung Fu Fever (1979)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.