Masami is a guitarist who dreams of his band “Rhythm Head” winning the Grand Prix at the Japan Music Carnival. History, and the warlords of 16th century feudal Japan are the very last thing on his mind. But when Rhythm Head are performing in Nagoya, a mysterious lightning strike causes not only a power blackout, but also a “time slip”, in which two of Japan’s preeminent samurai-era figures, Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi are transported to present day Japan. To Rhythm Head’s manager, the duo are the perfect vehicle for the band to transition to an idol group, increase their chances of becoming famous, winning accolades and taking away the Japan Music Carnival top prize. Could this be the beginning of a new type of music, courtesy of a brand new band Samurai Rock?
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22 people
Yutaka Kobayashi
Nobunaga Oda
Known for
Kamen Rider
Masaru Mizuno
Masami Tamba
Also in
Tonight, I Will Fall in Love with My Body
Makanai-sō
Ryô Nakajima
Madoka Hayano
Yumika Nagaoka
Taku Nagase
Honda Takafumi
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Also in
Tokusatsu GaGaGa
Tales of Terror from Tokyo: Darkness
Chieko Nakagawa
Kenji Nakanishi
Shunsuke Tanaka
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Known for
Ride or Die
Gannibal
Mayumi Shimizu
Also in
From the Northern Country
Tokyo Knights
Yuhi
Kazuto Takigawa
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GARO -VERSUS ROAD-
School Meals Time
Ryô Nakajima Director · Chieko Nakagawa Writer Madoka Hayano Writer
First release May 9, 2015 · Produced in Japan · Original title サムライ・ロック
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Nagoya Dream Project Committee
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Japan
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Original title
サムライ・ロック
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 9, 2015
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No release date listed for United States.
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