The Elusive Samurai

Year: 1000

Runtime: 288 mins

Language: Japanese

Directors: Yuta Yamazaki, Yusuke Kawakami

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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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