Movie

G.I. Samurai

1979 · 139 min

A grim, earnest time-travel war film where modern soldiers clash with samurai, blending spectacle with a mounting sense of doom.

Overview: A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, betrayal, loyalty
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
betrayal
loyalty
fate
Places: countryside
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild