Scabbard Samurai
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Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.
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Cast
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Takaaki Nomi
Nomi Kanjuro
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Tae
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Jun Kunimura
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Hitoshi Matsumoto Director · Mitsuyoshi Takasu Screenplay Tomoji Hasegawa Screenplay
First release November 26, 2010 · Produced in Japan · Original title さや侍
Production
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
さや侍
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 26, 2010
Premiere · Tokyo Downtown Cool Media Festival
Japan · June 11, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
June 21, 2013 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 26, 2012 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
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