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G.I. Samurai(Movie, 1979)

Original title: "戦国自衛隊" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 19min | Genres: Action, Science Fiction, War
G.I. SamuraiRating: 3.0/5 (with 1010 votes)
G.I. Samurai (戦国自衛隊, Sengoku jieitai, Sengoku Self Defense Force) aka Time Slip, is a 1979 Japanese science fiction/action film focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) team that accidentally travels in time to the Warring States period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai). The film stars Sonny Chiba, one of the top male Japanese actors, and was based on a novel by Ryo Hanmura, a well-known writer of historical novels and science fiction. A remake was theatrically released in Japan in 2005 under the title Samurai Commando: Mission 1549. ()
Movie poster of G.I. Samurai

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About G.I. Samurai

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.

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G.I. Samurai (1979) Original Trailer [4K](Trailer, 3:28)

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Plays in: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/24/1981 (World premiere: 09/17/1979)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Comando Samurai"
"Time Slip - Der Tag der Apokalypse"
"Time Slip: eclipse en el tiempo"
"Time Slip"
"Οι Πολεμιστές της Αποκαλύψεως"
"Sengoku jieitai"
"Day of the Apocalypse"
"Time Slip: Day of the apocalypse"
"I Want To"
Budget: 9,000,000 USD

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:229821, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024