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Lone Samurai

2025 · 95 min

A grim, visceral survival tale that blends swordplay with unsettling spiritual horror, keeping you tense and uneasy throughout.

Directed by: Josh C. Waller
Genres: Fantasy, Action
Starring: Shogen, Yayan Ruhian, Rama Ramadhan

Tagline: Survive by the sword.
Overview: A violent and reckless samurai is shipwrecked on a remote island left without an avenue for his rage. After undertaking a spiritual journey to appease his aggressive thoughts, he finds himself abducted by external demons taking the form of cannibals, putting his sense of reality and deadly talents to the test.

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Directed by: Josh C. Waller
Genres: Fantasy, Action
Starring: Shogen, Yayan Ruhian, Rama Ramadhan

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
survival
isolation
madness
identity
Places: wilderness
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	3
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Tension	7
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Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: fantasy, action
Directed by: Josh C. Waller
Written by: Josh C. Waller
Starring: Shogen, Yayan Ruhian, Rama Ramadhan, Sumire Ashina, Faisal Rachman, Fatih Unru, Yayu Unru, Takeshi Irie
Music: Bartłomiej Gliniak
Cinematography: Noah Greenberg
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Indonesia, United States of America
Languages: Japanese

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