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A Samurai In Time

Thu 18 Dec 2025
7:30pm

€7

SAMURI IN TIME

Near the end of the Edo period in 19th century Japan, Kosaka Shinzaemonis a samurai preparing for a duel with a rival.

However, a freak burst of lightning hits and transports Kosaka to a modern-day jidaigeki (period film) set. After a series of on-set hijinks, Kosaka realises he isn’t in the Edo period anymore. As he adjuststo modern life, his talented swordsmanship draws the attention of one of the country’s biggest movie stars... Junichi Yasuda’s delightful fish-out-of-water comedy has been a box office smash in Japan, and won Best Film at this year’s Japan Academy Film Prize

Director: Junichi Yasuda

Cast: Makiya Yamaguchi, Norimasa Fuke, Yoshiharu Fukuda

131minutes | Japan 2024 | Cert:CLUB

Japanese with English subtitles

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