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Muromachi Burai (2025)

Muromachi Burai poster
Original title
室町無頼
Directed by
Yū Irie
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1460s Kyoto during a terrible famine, a masterless samurai named Hasuda Hyoe leads a revolt against the ruling shogunate. The film follows his fight to survive and challenge the powerful authorities.

epicgrittyhistoricaldeterminedintensebleakaction-packedrebellious

What happens

Muromachi Outsiders (Japanese: 室町無頼, Hepburn: Muromachi Burai), released in North America as Samurai Fury, is a 2025 Japanese period epic film directed by Yu Irie, starring Yo Oizumi, Kento Nagao, Wakana Matsumoto, Akira Emoto, Kazuki Kitamura and Shinichi Tsutsumi. Set in early 1460s Kyoto amidst the Kanshō famine, it follows rōnin Hasuda Hyoe as he leads an uprising against the shogunate. The film is an adaptation of the Ryôsuke Kakine novel Muromachi Bakufu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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