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G.I. Samurai
G.I. Samurai

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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

17 September 1979

Country

Japan

Cast

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Lt. Yoshiaki Iba

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Nagao Kagetora

Kôji Naka

Kôji Naka

Taisuke Mimura

Jun Etoh

Jun Etoh

Nobuhiko Ken

Ryô Hayami

Ryô Hayami

Kazumichi Morishita

Akira Nishikino

Akira Nishikino

Koji Kikuchi

Yōichi Miura

Yōichi Miura

Manabu Nonaka

Hiroshi Kamayatsu

Hiroshi Kamayatsu

Mokichi Nemoto

Isao Kuraishi

Isao Kuraishi

Masao Maruoka

Ken Takahashi

Ken Takahashi

Masayoshi Hirai

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Hayato Yano

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Koji Kano

Takuzô Kadono

Takuzô Kadono

Seaman Toshishige Suga

Hiromitsu Suzuki

Hiromitsu Suzuki

Go Nishizawa

Raita Ryu

Raita Ryu

Haruhisa Kimura

Shinichirō Mikami

Shinichirō Mikami

Goichi Shimada

Kazunaga Tsuji

Kazunaga Tsuji

Shoichiro Ono

Toshitaka Itō

Toshitaka Itō

Seaman Harumi Takashima

Tadashi Kano

Tadashi Kano

Sgt. Hideo Shimizu

Akihiro Shimizu

Akihiro Shimizu

Satoshi Onishi

Jinya Sato

Jinya Sato

Osamu Seki

Miyuki Ono

Miyuki Ono

Miwa

Nana Okada

Nana Okada

Kazuko Arai

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Widow Yui

Hitoshi Ōmae

Hitoshi Ōmae

Kuribayashi Magoichi

Kentaro Kudo

Kentaro Kudo

Ishiba Takehide

Goro Kataoka

Goro Kataoka

Tategawa Katsuzo

Katsumasa Uchida

Katsumasa Uchida

Asaba Yorichika

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Naoe Bungo

Masashi Ishibashi

Masashi Ishibashi

Hosokawa Fujitaka

Hirohisa Nakata

Hirohisa Nakata

Kuroda Naoharu

Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

Sanada Masayuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Kosa

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Yoshitaka Kujo

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Koizumi Yukinaga

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Takeda Shingen

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Takeda Katsuyori

Kaori Taniguchi

Kaori Taniguchi

Shokichi & Mai's Mother

Kyoko Nami

Kyoko Nami

Female Villager

Toshiko Suemune

Toshiko Suemune

Woman on the Patrol Boat

Gajirō Satō

Gajirō Satō

Foot Soldier

Junichi Tatsu

Junichi Tatsu

Foot Soldier

Masaharu Nagai

Masaharu Nagai

Foot Soldier

Toby Kadoguchi

Toby Kadoguchi

Koizumi's Important Courtier

Kōtarō Sugie

Kōtarō Sugie

Koizumi's Important Courtier

Rintarô Kaga

Rintarô Kaga

Koizumi's Retainer

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Kenpachirō Satsuma

Koizumi's Retainer

Eiji Tachibana

Eiji Tachibana

Koizumi's Retainer

Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

Messenger of Mitsusa

Takashi Yagi

Takashi Yagi

Messenger of Bungo

Mitsuru Sawa

Mitsuru Sawa

Kagetora's Entourage

Takeo Shinkai

Takeo Shinkai

Kagetora's Entourage

Eiichi Kikuchi

Eiichi Kikuchi

Kagetora's Entourage

Shin Tatsuma

Shin Tatsuma

Kagetora's Entourage

Shingo Ôtsuji

Shingo Ôtsuji

Kagetora's Entourage

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Old Woman

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Ochimusha

Yôsuke Naka

Yôsuke Naka

Ochimusha

Yūzō Harumi

Yūzō Harumi

Ochimusha

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Track Coach

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Young Takeda Samurai

Masao Kusakari

Masao Kusakari

Masakichi

Toshio Suzuki

Toshio Suzuki

Koizumi's Retainer

Tomoko Hanazono

Tomoko Hanazono

Woman on the Patrol Boat

Kaoru Kubota

Kaoru Kubota

Woman on the Patrol Boat

Maki Nagasawa

Maki Nagasawa

Woman on the Patrol Boat

Miki Natsuyama

Miki Natsuyama

Woman on the Patrol Boat

Konjou Kiyomi

Konjou Kiyomi

Female Villager

Asa Takami

Asa Takami

Female Villager

Maiko Otsuka

Maiko Otsuka

Mai

Koji Iizuka

Koji Iizuka

Shokichi

Kokontei Shinkoma

Kokontei Shinkoma

Kenji Hori

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