SAMURAI MARATHON

By Bernard ROSE

GAGA CORPORATION - as SALES Asia except for China

Drama - Completed 2019


Festivals
& Awards

Beijing International Film Festival 2019
Premiere
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019
World Perspectives
New York Asian Film Festival 2019
Opening Night screening
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama, Action/Adventure
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 104 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Bernard ROSE
    • Producer(s)
    • Jeremy THOMAS
    • Synopsis
    • At the end of Edo period, a lord of Annaka clan gathers his retainers and announces to hold a marathon to train themselves for potential attacks from overseas. With a carrot dangled in front of them, retainers join the marathon to get a prize. In the meanwhile, the central Edo government sends an assassin to kill the Annaka lord, after receiving a message from their spy Jinnai who has mistaken the assembly as a sign of rebellion. To straighten out the fatal misunderstanding, Jinnai and other retainers run desperately to save the domain head from the assassin.