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G.I. Samurai 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 . 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.
Original Release
12/05/1979
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shin'ichi Chiba | Lt. Yoshiaki Iba |
| Jun Etô | Nobuhiko Ken |
| Moeko Ezawa | Widow Yui |
| Ryô Hayami | Kazumichi Morishita |
| Noriko Honma | Old Woman |
| Koji Iizuka | Shokichi |
| Masashi Ishibashi | Hosokawa Fujitaka |
| Toshitaka Itô | Seaman Harumi Takashima |
| Haruki Kadokawa | Sanada Masayuki |
| Takuzô Kadono | Seaman Toshishige Suga |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shin'ichi Chiba | Lt. Yoshiaki Iba |
| Jun Etô | Nobuhiko Ken |
| Moeko Ezawa | Widow Yui |
| Ryô Hayami | Kazumichi Morishita |
| Noriko Honma | Old Woman |
| Koji Iizuka | Shokichi |
| Masashi Ishibashi | Hosokawa Fujitaka |
| Toshitaka Itô | Seaman Harumi Takashima |
| Haruki Kadokawa | Sanada Masayuki |
| Takuzô Kadono | Seaman Toshishige Suga |
| Hiroshi Kamayatsu | Mokichi Nemoto |
| Goro Kataoka | Tategawa Katsuzo |
| Hiroshi Katsuno | Track Coach |
| Tadashi Katô | Sgt. Hideo Shimizu |
| Kenzô Kawarasaki | Koji Kano |
| Shin Kishida | Naoe Bungo |
| Asao Koike | Koizumi Yukinaga |
| Shinkoma Kokontei | Kenji Hori |
| Kentarô Kudô | Ishiba Takehide |
| Isao Kuraishi | Masao Maruoka |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Haruki Kadokawa | Executive Producer |
| Takeshi Motomura | Producer |
| Toshio Nabeshima | Producer |
