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G.I. Samurai

G.I. Samurai

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G.I. Samurai

1979

2h 19m

5.9(36 votes)

Action

Science Fiction

War

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.

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KADOKAWA

TOHO

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Lt. Yoshiaki Iba

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Nagao Kagetora

Kôji Naka

Kôji Naka

Taisuke Mimura

Jun Etoh

Jun Etoh

Nobuhiko Ken

Ryô Hayami

Ryô Hayami

Kazumichi Morishita

Akira Nishikino

Akira Nishikino

Koji Kikuchi

Yoichi Miura

Yoichi Miura

Manabu Nonaka

Hiroshi Kamayatsu

Mokichi Nemoto

Isao Kuraishi

Isao Kuraishi

Masao Maruoka

Ken Takahashi

Masayoshi Hirai

Creative team

Directed by: Kōsei Saitō
Written by: Toshio Kamata
Produced by: Haruki Kadokawa

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