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Yamada: Samurai of Ayothaya

Original title: Muay Thai Warrior
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
1.4K
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Yamada: Samurai of Ayothaya (2010)
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Based on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor... Read allBased on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.Based on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.

  • Directors
    • Nopporn Wartin
    • Nopporn Watin
  • Stars
    • Seigi Ozeki
    • Kanokkorn Jaicheun
    • Sorapong Chatree
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    1.4K
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    • Directors
      • Nopporn Wartin
      • Nopporn Watin
    • Stars
      • Seigi Ozeki
      • Kanokkorn Jaicheun
      • Sorapong Chatree
    • 13User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Seigi Ozeki
    Seigi Ozeki
    • Yamada Nagamasa
    Kanokkorn Jaicheun
    • Jumpaa
    Sorapong Chatree
    • Phra Khruu
    Winai Kraibutr
    • King Naresuan
    Thanawut Ketsaro
    • Khaam
    Buakaw Banchamek
    • Ai-Seua
    Somjit Jongjohor
    Bin Bunluerit
    Bin Bunluerit
    Dai Asai
    Bin Banloerit
    Yodsanklai Fairtex
    Ritsuo Fukazawa
    Mukuda Hann
    Somchit Jongjorhor
    Anuwat Kaewsamrit
    Thammaros Kasro
    Danny Kendrick
    • Fighter
    Suchart Khanwilai
    • Directors
      • Nopporn Wartin
      • Nopporn Watin
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    5Remmington_steel

    An Alright Retelling

    The show is based on a real person Yamada Nagamasa. He was a Japanese samurai who has lost his Lord and has therefore signed on to be a mercenary in Thailand during the Ayothaya era. At first he stays in the Japanese camp with the other Mercenaries. There is a plot to build unrest in the countryside and his group is responsible for stopping it. He learns that it is some Japanese that are behind the unrest. For this knowledge he is almost killed, but saved by some Thai warriors and taken back to their village. There he finds the purpose that he's lacking.

    There are some flaws in the movie, some of the dialog is a bit childish. There is a bit of our martial arts is the best martial arts. However that is not the purpose of the movie. The movie is to show how this person of Japanese decent became a citizen of Thailand and ended up making this his home until he died there in 1633.
    10chucky_big_ducky

    Japanese and Thai Martial Artists really get down

    This movie was one very good "Ass Kicking" Roller Coast ride of Martial Arts. The Music, Choreography, Historic Period, and Costumes were all 100% Japanese and Thai. I especially enjoyed that awesome Japanese Jazz song with the very large drums that played near the beginning of the movie, but wait! The Thai fighters were serious about their work and exceptional athletes that could kick your butt from the most amazing angles. I'm looking forward to seeing more movies like this one.

    As a Kung Fu fan I was totally caught off guard by this movie because I had no idea that "Thai Fighting" was so amazing and artistic.

    The acting was very good for a martial arts movie and wasn't overshadowed by the "Bad Ass Martial Arts moves". Thai Martial Arts communicates a rather poetic means of kicking someone's butt and I really dig it.

    I believe I'm hooked and will go on a Thai Martial Arts Binge for the next couple of years.

    Meanwhile my girly wife also enjoyed the movie and appreciated the very artistic opening credits as well as the cinematic visuals that occurred throughout the whole movie.

    Thanks for an "Outstanding Movie" and keeping hope alive for good martial arts flicks!

    P.S. I told my wife that I wanted a sweet little girl like the one in the movie.
    4GwydionMW

    Not the actual history

    A thin plot strings together a series of martial-arts displays.

    The boxing looks realistic, I assume this is real Thai Boxing as it actually occurs. But the sword-fighting is improbably one-sides.

    A brief depiction of a border war is ridiculous.

    The highly interesting politics of the time is entirely ignored. Both the internal conflicts and the role of the Dutch are wholly ignored. It was a kingdom that often had civil wars and which was finally destroyed by the Burmese.

    The Japanese settlement was also interesting, including both Christian rebels and some of the losers from the wars which established the Tokugawa shoguns. All ignored.

    The real life of Yamada Nagamasa would make an excellent film, but this is not it.
    6kosmasp

    Samurai way or the Highway

    Highway to heaven (or hell for all I know) that is. A very OTT movie, that does not involve much acting, but does rely on a historic event (though you won't be alone if that "fact" brings up a chuckle or two, especially during the movie). The fighting is pretty good, the (obvious) CGI not that much.

    Language switches between Japanese and Thai, while the story goes places you will expect it to go (no surprises there). There are of course better movies out there, but if you are a fan of "eastern" movies you can risk a look at this. Especially if you don't mind the (CGI) blood that'll spill all over your screen!
    3Leofwine_draca

    Thai historical war flick on a budget

    YAMADA, WAY OF THE SAMURAI is another historical Thai martial arts flick along the lines of BANG RAJAN, although it's a far cry from the quality of that movie. This is a low-budget misfire that purports the tell the true story of a Japanese samurai warrior who finds himself fighting on the side of the Thais against some evil oppressors and assassins.

    The story's okay but the execution isn't. For an action film, YAMADA, WAY OF THE SAMURAI is remarkably short on fight scenes. There are a few scenes of training and the like, but the action is limited to only one battle scene and the final fight. While the hard-hitting choreography is acceptable, too much of the fighting is hidden behind poor added effects; silly slow-motion to emphasis the hits early on, and rubbishy CGI sword thrusts and spraying blood later. It hardly makes for a realistic viewing experience.

    The script is minimalist and the characters largely one-dimensional. Seigi Ozeki has zero screen presence as the lead and his character is largely a bore. The Thai actors fare better, but the kind of elbow-slamming action you'd expect from a Thai martial arts flick is in short supply. Instead we get a predictable story and a dull narrative lacking in genuine incident.

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      First acting role for Buakaw Banchamek, who's an actual Muay Thai fighter and welterweight champion.

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2010 (Thailand)
    • Country of origin
      • Thailand
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    • Languages
      • Thai
      • Japanese
      • Burmese
    • Also known as
      • Muay Thai Warrior
    • Production company
      • Epic Pictures Group
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      • THB 100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $279,415
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      1 hour 40 minutes
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