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  • 2017
  • Eleven Arts
  • 2 h 15 m
  • 2017
  • Eleven Arts
  • 2 h 15 m

Summary Gosuke is a young, kind-hearted boy, living in the Sengoku Period. Born in the village that specialized in forging steel in a traditional practice known as Tatara, Gosuke is predestined to become the grand master of steel, known as Murage. However, when his village’s master of swordsmanship is slain, Gosuke decides he must be the one to ...

Directed By: Yoshinari Nishikôri

Written By: Yoshinari Nishikôri

  • 2017
  • Eleven Arts
  • 2 h 15 m
  • 2017
  • Eleven Arts
  • 2 h 15 m

Tatara Samurai

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Summary Gosuke is a young, kind-hearted boy, living in the Sengoku Period. Born in the village that specialized in forging steel in a traditional practice known as Tatara, Gosuke is predestined to become the grand master of steel, known as Murage. However, when his village’s master of swordsmanship is slain, Gosuke decides he must be the one to ...

Directed By: Yoshinari Nishikôri

Written By: Yoshinari Nishikôri

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Jun 1, 2017
Yoshinari Nishikori’s period action film Tatara Samurai does not skimp with its swordplay, but its narrative arc takes you to a resolution uncommon for its genre.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
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Jun 1, 2017
Even with 15 minutes excised from its original running time, and stirringly photographed and well-acted, the film fails to deliver on a sense of mounting tension or convincingly staged battle sequences.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company AOI Promotion, Aoyama Shoji, Asahi Shimbun, Avex Pictures, GMO Internet Group, LDH Japan, Lawson
Release Date Jun 2, 2017
Duration 2 h 15 m
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Awards

Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
UK Screen One International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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