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G.I. Samurai

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1979-09-17

Runtime: 139 mins

Director: Kōsei Saitō

Writer: Toshio Kamata

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Action, Science Fiction, War

Original title: G.I. Samurai

Production Companies: KADOKAWA

Production Countries: Japan

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