The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Samurai Marathon
Action · Drama · History · 2019
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
Movie details
Samurai Marathon
2019 Action · Drama · History 1h 45m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.2 / 10
1.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70 %
Tomatometer
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Samurai Marathon?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bernard Rose
Written by
Kikumi Yamagishi · Hiroshi Saito · Bernard Rose
Takeru Satoh
Jinnai Karasawa
Nana Komatsu
Princess Yuki / Kumanosuke
Mirai Moriyama
Heikuro Tsujimura
Shota Sometani
Hironoshin Uesugi
Munetaka Aoki
Yoshikuni Ueki
Naoto Takenaka
Mataemon Kurita
Etsushi Toyokawa
Suketora Ioki
Court is in session
Put Samurai Marathon on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.