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Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

Action · Fantasy · Horror · 1981

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

Movie details

Samurai Reincarnation

“Death from Beyond the Grave!”

1981 Action · Fantasy · Horror 2h 2m

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5.9 / 10

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After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Kinji Fukasaku

Written by

Kinji Fukasaku · Tatsuo Nogami

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Jubei Yagyu

Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada

Shiro Amakusa

Akiko Kana

Akiko Kana

Hosokawa Gracia

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Kirimaru Iga

Ai Kanzaki

Ai Kanzaki

Otsuu

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Priest Inshun Hozoin

Noboru Matsuhashi

Noboru Matsuhashi

Ietsuna Tokugawa

Court is in session

Put Samurai Reincarnation on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.