Scabbard Samurai (2010)
"Saya-zamurai" (original title)

Director:

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Writers:

Mitsuyoshi Takasu (screenplay), Tomoji Hasegawa (screenplay),

Stars:

Jun Kunimura, Itsuji Itao, Masatô Ibu

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jun Kunimura
Itsuji Itao
Masatô Ibu
Satoru Jitsunashi
Ryô
Tokio Emoto
Rolly
Sea Kumada	...	Tae
Takaaki Nomi	...	Kanjuro Nomi
Pistol Takehara	...	Monk (as Kazuro Takehara)
Takumi Matsumoto
Kazuo Takehara	...	Monk
Fukkin Zen-Nosuke
Hiroshi Noguchi
Akinori Andô

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

glasses | jidai geki | scabbard | father daughter relationship | samurai | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

11 June 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Scabbard Samurai

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kyoraku Sangyo, Phantom Film, Shochiku Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A wonderful story

I still don't know if I am the odd one out for adoring Matsumoto's films like I do. In any case, I am not alone. We saw it at the Festival International de Cinema Fantastic de Sitges and the room was crowded, laughing and crying like kids. I think Matsumoto makes cinema in capital letters. With very sparse dialog, the story is told mainly through the visual. In his third movie, he is not acting, but the direction is wonderful. The premise of the story was very similar to children stories, although aimed at adults. The magic, the fantastic... was all there. Like with Symbol, the audience laughed and laughed for more than one hour. I totally loved it, because on top of being very well made, it made me feel absolutely happy. We patientlly wait for his next one.