Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)

Original title

戦国自衛隊1549

Directed by

Masaaki Tezuka

Genre

science fiction film, time-travel film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 59m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A modern Japanese military unit accidentally time-travels to the Warring States period of the 16th century. The soldiers struggle to survive and find a way home while their weapons and technology clash with feudal armies.

action-orientedpulpystraightforwardmilitaryfish-out-of-waterfast-pacedexplosive

What happens

Samurai Commando: Mission 1549, known in Japan as Sengoku Self-Defense Forces 1549 (Japanese: 戦国自衛隊1549, Hepburn: Sengoku Jieitai 1549), is a 2005 Japanese feature-length film and manga series focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) element that accidentally travels through time to the Warring States period of Japanese history. Both the film and manga are based on Sengoku Jieitai (aka "Time-Slip" or "G.I. Samurai", 1979), an action film which starred Sonny Chiba as the leader of a JGSDF platoon sent back to feudal Japan. The manga series was drawn by manga artist group Ark Performance. The scenario was written by Fukui Harutoshi, based on Ryo Hanmura's original novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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