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Samurai Sensei
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Samurai Sensei

2018-11-16 · 94 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy · Drama

Hanpeita Takeichi, a samurai, finds that he has travelled through time to modern-day Japan. He's taken in by an old man who runs a cram school, and begins to work as a teacher there.

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Directors
Kazushi Watanabe
Production companies
KOU PRODUCTION
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hayato IchiharaHayato IchiharaHanpeita Takechi
Shugo OshinariShugo OshinariSakamoto Ryoma / Narasaki Umetaro
Megumi OkinaMegumi OkinaTomi Takechi
Gaku OshidaGaku OshidaToranosuke
Iriya TakeSachiko
Hideo WakabayashiKisuke Yasuoka
Isao HashizumeIsao HashizumeSaiki
Yukijiro HotaruYukijiro HotaruToyo Yoshida
Toshiya NagasawaToshiya NagasawaYodo Yamauchi
Naruki MatsukawaNaruki MatsukawaIzo Okada
Yûsei NishimuraShojiro Goto
Yusuke OdaShingo Nasu
Takahiro ShinjoDanzo Oishi
Dai-chanRyoban
Shinji KawamuraKaishaku
Yuko DaikeYuko DaikeMutsu's mother
Masahiro Saganesupermarket manager
Shōta TakasakiShōta TakasakiTosa-sepai
Yuji NakamuraYuji Nakamuradetective
Nobuyuki KatsubeNobuyuki Katsubebank adviser

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