On the shelf
Samurai taimusurippa
2024Age guide: 12+
Where to watch
- United StatesAmazon Prime Video · Philo · The Roku Channel
- AustraliaSBS On Demand
- SwedenCineasterna
12 more countries
- JapanNetflix · Amazon Prime Video
- DenmarkFilmstriben
- Hong KongLINE TV
- NorwayFilmoteket · Cineasterna
- South KoreaWatcha · TVING
- TaiwanCatchplay · LINE TV
- United KingdomRent or buy
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Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfA samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.
★ 7.2/10 · 31 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Makiya YamaguchiShinzaemon Kosaka
Norimasa FukeKyoichiro Kazami
Yuno SakuraYuko Yamamoto
Rantaro MineSwordfight Arranger Sekimoto
Ken ShonozakiHikokuro Yamagata in His Youth
Manko KurenaiSetsuko- Yoshiharu FukudaChief Priest of Seikei-ji Temple
Hajime InoueHead of both Studio Inoue


Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
Chris Sawin: A Samurai in Time is one of the most heartwarming time-traveling films you will ever see. The characters are well-written and you become… Read full review
r96sk: 'A Samurai in Time' is truly splendid. I wouldn't actually describe it as anything super enthralling or anything, but it is supremely watchable,… Read full review
