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A Samurai in Time

7.2(30)20242h 11m2

A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.

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Released
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Language
Japanese
  • samurai
  • lightning
  • time travel
  • filmmaking
  • movie set
  • jidaigeki
  • edo period
  • present day
  • isekai
  • samourai
  • struck by lightning
  • extra

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Japan

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereFrightFest24 Aug 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereFantasia International Film Festival28 Jul 2024
  • ColombiaCO

    • PremiereFantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín17 Oct 2024
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereNight Visions Film Festival13 Nov 2024
    • TheatricalK-1215 Aug 2025
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP10 Jun 2026
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical (limited)12 Jun 2025
  • JapanJP

    • PremiereKyoto Historica International Film Festival14 Oct 2023
    • TheatricalG17 Aug 2024
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereALLSeoul Independent Film Festival1 Dec 2025
    • Theatrical24 Jun 2026
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1111 Jul 2025
  • TaiwanTW

    • PremiereGolden Horse Fantastic Film Festival11 Apr 2025
    • Theatrical9 May 2025
  • ThailandTH

    • PremiereJapanese Film Festival7 Feb 2025

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A Samurai in Time was released on 17 August 2024.

Audience reviews

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    Chris Sawin

    8/12/2024

    10/10

    _A Samurai in Time_ is one of the most heartwarming time-traveling films you will ever see. The characters are well-written and you become fully invested in the story. For a guy who did the majority of the behind-the-scenes work himself, director Junichi Yasuda has crafted a genuine film of kindness, integrity, and purely delightful entertainment. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/TimeRonin

  • R

    r96sk

    8/19/2025

    9/10

    <em>'A Samurai in Time'</em> is truly splendid. I wouldn't actually describe it as anything super enthralling or anything, but it is supremely watchable, fairly amusing and surprisingly hearty - the 120+ minute run time flew by. I'd happily revisit this one. The performances of Makiya Yamaguchi and Norimasa Fuke are of real quality, both individually and as a collective. I totally believed and bought into the traj…

  • J

    Jason Morehead

    9/5/2026

    6/10

    *A Samurai in Time* is an obvious love-letter to the *jidaigeki* genre and as such, a clearly personal project for writer/director Jun’ichi Yasuda, who funded the film’s production with his own money. *A Samurai in Time* is certainly charming and pleasant. So much so, in facy, that I do feel kind of bad for not liking it more than I did. [**Read my full review**](https://opus.ing/diet/539590)

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