Action ·Science Fiction ·War · Japan · 1979 · 2h 19m

G.I. Samurai

戦国自衛隊

G.I. Samurai poster
Director
Kōsei Saitō
Cast
Sonny Chiba as Lt. Yoshiaki Iba Isao Natsuyagi as Nagao Kagetora Kôji Naka as Taisuke Mimura Jun Etoh as Nobuhiko Ken Ryô Hayami as Kazumichi Morishita Akira Nishikino as Koji Kikuchi
Crew
Shinya Inoue — Editor Toshio Kamata — Writer Ryō Hanmura — Novel Haruki Kadokawa — Producer Hiroshi Ueda — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer G.I. Samurai — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japansamuraihelicoptertime warptime traveltanksword fightsengoku periodwarring states periodjapan self defense forces (jsdf)
Key Collaborators
Kōsei Saitō Director Shinya Inoue Editor Toshio Kamata Writer Ryō Hanmura Novel Haruki Kadokawa Producer Hiroshi Ueda Production Design
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