Film

Samurai Rock

2015 · 1h 43m · Music · History · Action

Masami is a guitarist who dreams of his band “Rhythm Head” winning the Grand Prix at the Japan Music Carnival. History, and the warlords of 16th century feudal Japan are the very last thing on his mind. But when Rhythm Head are performing in Nagoya, a mysterious lightning strike causes not only a power blackout, but also a “time slip”, in which two of Japan’s preeminent samurai-era figures, Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi are transported to present day Japan. To Rhythm Head’s manager, the duo are the perfect vehicle for the band to transition to an idol group, increase their chances of becoming famous, winning accolades and taking away the Japan Music Carnival top prize. Could this be the beginning of a new type of music, courtesy of a brand new band Samurai Rock?

Yutaka Kobayashi

Nobunaga Oda

Masaru Mizuno

Masami Tamba

Honda Takafumi

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Shunsuke Tanaka

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Yuhi

Kazuto Takigawa

Taiki Wakana

Hiroki Ikeda

Yukihisa Tamura

Hideo Kato

Tatsunori Tsujimoto

Keisuke Maeda

Takumi Tsuchida

Tetsuto Yano

Kento Hiramatsu

Ryota Takenaka

Masato Yoshihara

Yoshihiko Sassa

Ken Ishiguro

Jiro Shibata

Kumiko Fujiyoshi

Kyoko Asakura

Mitsuyoshi Shinoda

• Ryô NakajimaDirector
• Madoka HayanoWriter
• Chieko NakagawaWriter
• Kenji NakanishiProducer

Release date

May 9, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Music, History, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

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