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Crazy Samurai Musashi

2020 · 92 min

A hypnotic, exhausting endurance test: one unbroken take of relentless swordplay that makes you feel every swing and stumble.

Directed by
Yuji Shimomura
Genres
Action
Tagline
400 vs 1 in a single take
Overview
In 1604, Miyamoto Musashi attacked the Yoshioka family at their dojo and defeated master Seijūrō and his younger brother Denshichirō in two duels. To save their reputation, the Yoshioka family decides to fight back with all 100 family members and hire an additional 300 samurai. Now Musashi sets out to defeat all 400 enemies in his most famous battle.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Yuji Shimomura
Genres
Action
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • survival
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Tak Sakaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Yousuke Saito, Ben Hiura, Arata Yamanaka, Fuka Hara, Kôsei Kimura, Nobu Morimoto
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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