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A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight (2019)

Name: A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight
Genre: TV Movie
Released: 2019-03-23
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Seiyo Uchino, Tasuku Emoto, Shido Nakamura, Miki Mizuno, Takahiro Fujimoto

A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight (2019), directed by Takashi Minamoto, starring Seiyo Uchino and Tasuku Emoto.

03/23/2019 BR TV Movie 1h 59m

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Synopsis

This is a “Movie in a Movie” like no other ever before. Kyoei, a historical film studio in Kyoto (Modeled on Toei), is asked by NHK to make a new samurai era program using the most advanced technology. While the elderly filmmakers at Kyoei are struggling with the high-tech equipment, their skills at creating choreographed sword battles are undiminished. The NHK project will dramatize the Ikedaya incident, which was a raid launched by the Shinsengumi against Imperial loyalists gathered at an inn called Ikedaya in Kyoto during the twilight years of the Tokugawa shogunate. A series of problems occur and the climax they reach after overcoming difficulties is an unprecedented attempt at a 360° one-cut scene involving the world’s most advanced high-speed camera and wire action for a scene where Kondo Isami will fall down the stairs at Ikedaya. Can they succeed in filming the single greatest swordfight scene in samurai movie history?!?

Takashi MinamotoDirector, Writer
石﨑宏哉Producer

Trivia

It premiered on March 23, 2019, a Saturday.
It runs 1h59 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "スローな武士にしてくれ".
This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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StudiosNHK BS1
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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Takashi Minamoto Director
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What is A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight about?

A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight: This is a “Movie in a Movie” like no other ever before. Kyoei, a historical film studio in Kyoto (Modeled on Toei), is asked by NHK to make a new samurai era program using the most advanced technology. While the elderly filmmakers at Kyoei are struggling with the high-tech equipment, their skills at creating choreogra…

Who directed A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight?

A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight was directed by Takashi Minamoto in 2019.

Who stars in A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight?

The cast of A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight includes Seiyo Uchino, Tasuku Emoto, Shido Nakamura, Miki Mizuno and Takahiro Fujimoto.

How long is A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight?

A Samurai Movie Rhapsody: Filming the Ultimate Swordfight runs for 119 minutes, or 1h59.