A Samurai in Time (2024)

Original title

侍タイムスリッパー

Directed by

Jun'ichi Yasuda

Genre

comedy film, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

K-12

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A samurai from the Edo period time-travels to modern day Japan. He tries to adapt to contemporary life while encountering filmmaking and other surprises.

comediclightheartedwhimsicalconfusedfish-out-of-watergentlequirkyfeel-good

What happens

A Samurai in Time (Japanese: 侍タイムスリッパー, Hepburn: Samurai Taimu Surippā) is a 2024 Japanese fantasy comedy film directed by Jun'ichi Yasuda. it is a low-budget independent film produced for 26 million yen. Initially, it was shown in only one theater, but it gained popularity through word-of-mouth and expanded to more theaters. The media called it a "surprise hit reminiscent of One Cut of the Dead (2017)." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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