Tatara Samurai

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Movie: Tatara Samurai
Romaji: Tatara Samurai
Japanese: たたら侍
Director: Yoshinari Nishikori
Writer: Yoshinari Nishikori
Producer: Takashi Kawasaki, Yoichi Shimizu, Daisuke Suzuki
Cinematographer: Akira Sako
World Premiere: August 25, 2016 (Festival des Films du Monde Montreal)
Release Date: May 20, 2017
Runtime: 120 min.
Genre: Period-16th Century
Distributor: LDH Pictures
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

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In the 16th century, the village of Tatara is famous for forging its steel which possesses incredible strength and does not rust. Gosuke (Sho Aoyagi) comes from a family in Tatara that are master swordmakers, but he wants to become a samurai. Meanwhile, guns are becoming more important in warfare and forces are soon to converge on the village.