Synopsis
A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.
Samurai Fiction (1998) is a 1h 51min action feature film by Hiroyuki Nakano. A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.
Key facts
Cast
Morio Kazama, Tomoyasu Hotei, Tamaki Ogawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Mari Natsuki, Taketoshi Naitō, Kei Tani, Fumiya Fujii
Original language
Japanese
First release
October 27, 1998 (United States)
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography
Crew
Screenplay
Hiroshi Saito, Hiroyuki Nakano
Cinematography
Yujiro Yajima
Trailer
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Festival History
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2016 generic - 20 Years, 20 Favorites
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | October 27, 1998 |
Full credits
| Director | Hiroyuki Nakano |
| Cast | Morio Kazama (Hanbei Mizoguchi), Tomoyasu Hotei (Rannosuke Kazamatsuri), Tamaki Ogawa (Koharu Mizoguchi), Mitsuru Fukikoshi (Heishiro Inukai), Mari Natsuki (Okatsu), Taketoshi Naitō (Kanzen Inukai), Kei Tani (Kagemaru), Fumiya Fujii (Ryunosuke Kuzumi), Naoyuki Fujii (Shintarô Suzuki), Ken Osawa (Tadasuke Kurosawa), Hiroshi Kanbe (Gosuke), Ryôichi Yuki (Ninja Hayabusa), Akiko Monou (Ninja Akakage), Taro Maruse (Sakyounosuke Kajii), Daiamondo Yukai (Onimatsu), Ryo Iwamatsu (Muroto), Kitaro (Doi), Yuji Nakamura (Samejima), Yasuhito Hida (Kuroiwa), Pierre Taki (Araki) |
| Screenplay | Hiroshi Saito, Hiroyuki Nakano |
| Cinematography | Yujiro Yajima |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
