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The Elusive Samurai (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · 288 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yuta Yamazaki, Yusuke Kawakami
- Starring
- Aoi Yuki, Asaki Yuikawa, Yuichi Nakamura, Sayumi Suzushiro, Mari Hino, Hinaki Yano
Set during the turbulent Kenmu Restoration between the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, the film follows Hojo Tokiyuki, a young heir forced to flee after Ashikaga Takauji topples his family. Allied only with a dubious priest and his disciples, Tokiyuki seeks vengeance and the restoration of his honor, relying on a near‑superhuman talent for evasion and concealment.
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