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

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.

action-packedadventurouscampyfreneticgrittypulpyretrosuspenseful

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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