A Samurai in Time
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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Cast
11 people
Makiya Yamaguchi
Shinzaemon Kosaka
Known for
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Confessions
Norimasa Fuke
Kyoichiro Kazami
Known for
Kamen Rider
Yuno Sakura
Yuko Yamamoto
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Idol Sniper NEO
The Gun and Fried Egg
Rantaro Mine
Swordfight Arranger Sekimoto
Also in
Uzumasa Limelight
Ninja Wars
Ken Shonozaki
Hikokuro Yamagata in His Youth
Known for
Kamen Rider
Manko Kurenai
Setsuko
Also in
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Missing
Yoshiharu Fukuda
Chief Priest of Seikei-ji Temple
Also in
心配無用ノ介 天下御免
Hajime Inoue
Head of both Studio Inoue
Known for
Wolf Children
Shoplifters
Akinori Ando
Ando
Known for
Silk
Tsutomu Tamura
Kyotaro Nishiki
Also in
Kibakichi 2
Train Brain Express
Masami Shinozaki
Also in
The Kamagasaki Cauldron War
Eriko, Pretended
Junichi Yasuda Director
First release October 14, 2023 · Produced in Japan · Production Toei Studios Kyoto, Toei Company
Production
Mirai Eigasha
Production
Toei Studios Kyoto
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
侍タイムスリッパー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 14, 2023
Premiere · Kyoto Historica International Film Festival
Japan · August 17, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
July 28, 2024 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
Colombia
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín
Finland
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
August 15, 2025 · Theatrical
France
June 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 12, 2025 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
December 1, 2025 · Premiere · Seoul Independent Film Festival
June 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 11, 2025 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
May 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 7, 2025 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
United Kingdom
August 24, 2024 · Premiere · FrightFest
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