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G.I. Samurai

1819792h 19mKōsei Saitō

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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.

ActionScience FictionWar
JapanSamuraiHelicopterTime WarpTime TravelTankSword FightSengoku PeriodWarring States PeriodJapan Self Defense Forces (jsdf)

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What is G.I. Samurai (1979) about?

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.

Who stars in G.I. Samurai?

G.I. Samurai stars Sonny Chiba (Lt. Yoshiaki Iba), Isao Natsuyagi (Nagao Kagetora), Kôji Naka (Taisuke Mimura), Jun Etoh (Nobuhiko Ken), Ryô Hayami (Kazumichi Morishita). The film was directed by Kōsei Saitō.

How long is G.I. Samurai?

G.I. Samurai has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1979. It is rated 18.

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