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G.I. Samurai
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G.I. Samurai

1979-09-17 · 139 min · ★ 5.8

Action · Science Fiction · War

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.

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Directors
Kōsei Saitō
Production companies
KADOKAWA, TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sonny ChibaSonny ChibaLt. Yoshiaki Iba
Isao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiNagao Kagetora
Kôji NakaKôji NakaTaisuke Mimura
Jun EtohJun EtohNobuhiko Ken
Ryô HayamiRyô HayamiKazumichi Morishita
Akira NishikinoAkira NishikinoKoji Kikuchi
Yoichi MiuraYoichi MiuraManabu Nonaka
Hiroshi KamayatsuMokichi Nemoto
Isao KuraishiIsao KuraishiMasao Maruoka
Ken TakahashiMasayoshi Hirai
Tsunehiko WataseTsunehiko WataseHayato Yano
Kenzō KawarasakiKenzō KawarasakiKoji Kano
Takuzo KadonoTakuzo KadonoSeaman Toshishige Suga
Hiromitsu SuzukiHiromitsu SuzukiGo Nishizawa
Raita RyuRaita RyuHaruhisa Kimura
Shinichirō MikamiShinichirō MikamiGoichi Shimada
Kazunaga TsujiKazunaga TsujiShoichiro Ono
Toshitaka ItōSeaman Harumi Takashima
Tadashi KanoSgt. Hideo Shimizu
Akihiro ShimizuAkihiro ShimizuSatoshi Onishi

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