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Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2021– 2021–
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 44m
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7.4/10
4.1K
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Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (2021)
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An exploration of the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan when several powerful warlords fought to become absolute ruler.An exploration of the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan when several powerful warlords fought to become absolute ruler.An exploration of the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan when several powerful warlords fought to become absolute ruler.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.1K
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  • Stars
    • Hiro Kanagawa
    • Hayate Masao
    • Stephen Turnbull
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    • Hiro Kanagawa
    • Hayate Masao
    • Stephen Turnbull
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    • 74User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Episodes6

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    1 Season
    2021

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    Trailer 1:53
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    Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
    Trailer 1:53
    Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

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    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Narratoras Narrator
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Hayate Masao
    Hayate Masao
    • Ieyasu Tokugawaas Ieyasu Tokugawa
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Stephen Turnbull
    • Self - Historian and Authoras Self - Historian and Author
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Nathan Ledbetter
    • Self - Historianas Self - Historian
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Isaac Meyer
    • Self - Historianas Self - Historian
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    David Spafford
    • Self - Historian, University of Pennsylvaniaas Self - Historian, University of Pennsylvania
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Darren Ashmore
    • Self - Historian, Yamanashi Gakuin Universityas Self - Historian, Yamanashi Gakuin University
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Michael Auslin
    • Self - Historian and Authoras Self - Historian and Author
    6 episodes6 eps • 2021
    Masami Kosaka
    Masami Kosaka
    • Toyotomi Hideyoshias Toyotomi Hideyoshi
    5 episodes5 eps • 2021
    Tomoko Kitagawa
    • Self - Historian and Authoras Self - Historian and Author
    5 episodes5 eps • 2021
    Lesley Downer
    • Self - Historian and Authoras Self - Historian and Author
    4 episodes4 eps • 2021
    Oleg Benesch
    • Self - Historian, University of Yorkas Self - Historian, University of York
    4 episodes4 eps • 2021
    Yuichi Horikoshi
    • Self - Historianas Self - Historian
    4 episodes4 eps • 2021
    Masayoshi Haneda
    Masayoshi Haneda
    • Nobunaga Odaas Nobunaga Oda
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Hideaki Itô
    Hideaki Itô
    • Masamune Dateas Masamune Date
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Yohei Matsukado
    Yohei Matsukado1 episode1 ep • 2021
    Wilfred Lee
    Wilfred Lee
    • Shibata Katsuieas Shibata Katsuie
    3 episodes3 eps • 2021
    Bailey Hoy
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    9/10
    Gateway to Japanese history for me!
    So i went through the reviews and people are offended by the white historians and the dramatic acting/scenes in this series. (Lol)

    None of it bothered me, but i know nothing of Japanese history and i enjoy content over presentation. I don't mind a bit of dramatic flair in a scene at all despite it being a historical inaccuracy, i think it broadens the audience to keep more people interested. Plus the series is not going in the details, it's just giving an overview of complex events and politics. At this point acting inaccuracy is not on my mind.

    I loved the way this was edited and split into episodes, i watched the series in one sitting it kept me interested! I was delighted to learn more about Japan history, especially since i went to japan not too long ago.

    I found it super informative although i couldn't say if it was accurate because i have no prior knowledge. I thought the historians presented it well and since im guessing this is made for a non-Japanese audience it doesn't bother me at all that the historians were Occidental. But to be fair, having more diversity would've been great! I would've loved a Korean or Chinese historian.

    The acting was fine in my opinion and so were the sets considering this is made on a documentary budget. The blood added in post looks like they used the little budget they had left but so what, this isnt the point of this documentary.

    Honestly watching this made me want to learn more about Japanese history and that's a win in my book!
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Netflix Site
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La Edad de Oro de los samuráis
    • Production companies
      • Cream Productions
      • Blue Ant Media
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      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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