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Samurai of the Dead

2014-12-01 · 72 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Horror

As the end approaches for Japan’s age of military rule, the Tokugawa shogunate brings together a squad of ruthless assassins to defend its representatives in Kyoto. These men were known as the Shinsengumi. Formidable swordsmen with unswerving dedication to their cause, the Shinsengumi think nothing of slashing down their enemies…but what happens when the enemy is the undead?

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Directors
Kazushi Watanabe
Production companies
THE KLOCKWORX
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuki HimuraYuki HimuraGesutaro Kuzuyama
Kazushi WatanabeKazushi WatanabeRyoma Sakamoto
Chihiro YamamotoChihiro YamamotoJun Kato
Daijiro KawaokaDaijiro KawaokaSusumu Yamazaki
ShogenShogenTojin X
Chad MullaneChad MullaneGeorge
Hitomi KitamuraHitomi KitamuraNasubi Yakko

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