Documentary · United Kingdom · 2013 · 47m

Samurai Headhunters

Director

Cast

Demetri Goritsas as Himself - Narrator (voice) Stephen Turnbull as Japanese Historian Antony Cummins as Martial Arts Historian Fumon Tanaka as Martial Arts Grandmaster Tsunehiro Kabaya as Museum Curator Tsunehiro Kabaya as Masa

Crew

Paul Jagger — Editor Sebastian Peiter — Writer John Wate — Writer Sebastian Peiter — Producer

Tagline

Noble swordsman? Ruthless head collector? The Samurai were both.

Synopsis

A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant Masa who is pressganged into the ruthless world of the Samurai.

Mood & Themes

japan japon

Key Collaborators

John Wate Director Paul Jagger Editor Sebastian Peiter Writer John Wate Writer Sebastian Peiter Producer

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