A young man heeds the call of adventure in Yoshinari Nishikori's Tatara Samurai, leaving his idyllic village to become a soldier. He soon has second thoughts — but violence is coming his way, like it or not, in a movie that sometimes echoes its hero's ambivalence by toying with viewers' expectations of swordslinger cinema. Genre fans should respect the picture if not embrace it wholeheartedly, but history buffs will…
Tatara Samurai (2017)
Strength Lies In Honor
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
Top Cast
Naoki Kobayashi
Shun Sugata
Sakichi
Denden
Genzo
Masahiko Tsugawa
Yohei
Ryohei Kurosawa
Shinnosuke Amago
Kosuke Toyohara
Heijiro
Katsuo Nakamura
Muneyoshi
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yae
Tomoko Tabata
Okyo
Anna Ishii
Okuni
Takashi Sasano
Sobee
Taichi Saotome
Tatsunoshin Inoue
Masahiro Komoto
Yasuke
Sho Aoyagi
Gosuke
Kei Yamamoto
Chojiro
Shiro Sano
Tokugawa’s vassal
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FAQ about Tatara Samurai
What is Tatara Samurai about?
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
When was Tatara Samurai released?
Tatara Samurai was released in 2017.
What genres does Tatara Samurai belong to?
Tatara Samurai is categorised as Action, Comedy, Drama, History, War.
Who stars in Tatara Samurai?
The cast of Tatara Samurai includes Naoki Kobayashi, Shun Sugata, Denden, Masahiko Tsugawa, Ryohei Kurosawa.