Underplayed Gems

Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture (1994)

Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture poster
Original title
サムライスピリッツ 破天降魔の章
Directed by
Hiroshi Ishiodori
Genre
action film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Warriors with supernatural swords clash in a Japanese historical fantasy setting. Based on the Samurai Shodown video game, it follows fighters drawn into a conflict with a resurrected evil.

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What happens

Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture (Japanese: SAMURAI SPIRITS 〜破天降魔の章〜, Hepburn: Samurai Spirits: Haten Gōma no Shō) is a Japanese animated television special based upon the 1993 SNK video game Samurai Shodown. It was released by SNK in association with Fuji TV and NAS and animated by both Studio Comet and Studio Gazelle, Co., Ltd.. An unrelated 2-episode OVA based on the same series was later released based on Samurai Spirits 2: Asura Zanmaden, which has never been adapted into English. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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