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Samurai Fiction

1998 · 111 min

A stylish, playful samurai romp with rock-and-roll energy, blending slapstick comedy and swordplay in striking black-and-white with bursts of color.

Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano
Genres
Action, Comedy
Overview
A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.

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Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano
Written by
Hiroshi Saito, Hiroyuki Nakano
Starring
Morio Kazama, Tomoyasu Hotei, Tamaki Ogawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Mari Natsuki, Taketoshi Naitō, Kei Tani, Fumiya Fujii
Cinematography
Yujiro Yajima
Runtime
111 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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