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Samurai Reincarnation

1981 · 122 min

A grim, fiery samurai horror that feels like a dark legend unfolding with operatic intensity.

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana

Tagline: Death from Beyond the Grave!
Overview: After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

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Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
faith
betrayal
death
power
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, fantasy, horror
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Written by: Kinji Fukasaku, Tatsuo Nogami
Starring: Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ai Kanzaki, Hideo Murota, Noboru Matsuhashi, Naoko Kubo
Music: Hozan Yamamoto
Cinematography: Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Runtime: 122 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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