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2017

Tatara samurai

TATARA SAMURAI

たたら侍

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

(c)TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

Release Date
May, 20th, 2017
Running Time
120 min
Genre
Drama , Historical , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP) Chinese (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

TATARA SAMURAI. All rights reserved

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

LDH pictures

[ Story ]

First film produced by Hiro of Exile. Directed by Nishikori Yoshinari of Railways.
It is the end of the Sengoku period. In Tatara Village deep in the mountains of Izumo, Tatara blowing is secret method for making high-quality iron that is touted to be "rust resistant for a millennium." Gosuke (Aoyagi Sho) is heir to the iron-making technique and is fated to protect the tradition, but one day he learns that the era has arrived when even farmers can become samurai. He turns his back on village propriety and embarks on a journey to join the samurai ranks, but a harsh reality awaits him.

[ Official Site ]

https://tatara-samurai.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2016 Montreal World Film Festival, Best Artistic Contribution

[ Contact (International) ]

LDH pictures
4F, 1-2-2 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0043
Rep: MIYAZAKI So
tel: +81 3 5725 3451
fax: +81 3 5725 3452

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