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Samurai Marathon (Japanese: サムライマラソン, Hepburn: Samurai Marason) is a 2019 Japanese-British historical action adventure film directed by Bernard Rose and starring Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu and Mirai Moriyama. It is based on the 2014 novel The Marathon Samurai: Five Tales of Japan’s First Marathon by Akihiro Dobashi, itself inspired by the origin story of the Ansei Toashi 30-km footrace held annually in Annaka City.[1][2][3]

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Samurai Marathon
Film poster
Directed by	Bernard Rose
Screenplay by	Bernard Rose Hiroshi Saito Kikumi Yamagishi
Based on	The Marathon Samurai: Five Tales of Japan’s First Marathon by Akihiro Dobashi
Produced by	Jeremy Thomas Toshiaki Nakazawa
Starring	Takeru Satoh Nana Komatsu Mirai Moriyama Shōta Sometani Munetaka Aoki Naoto Takenaka Danny Huston Etsushi Toyokawa Hiroki Hasegawa
Cinematography	Takuro Ishizaka
Music by	Philip Glass
Distributed by	Well Go USA Entertainment
Release date	February 2019 (2019-02) (Japan)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Japan United Kingdom
Languages	Japanese English

Cast

Release

The film was released in theaters in Japan in February 2019.[4] It was later featured at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2019.[6] Well Go USA Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film in July 2019.[1] The film was released on VOD and digital platforms in May 2020.[7] It was also released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States on July 21, 2020.[2]

Reception

The film has a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[8] James Hadfield of The Japan Times awarded the film three stars out of five.[3]

References

External links

• Samurai Marathon at IMDb
• Samurai Marathon at Rotten Tomatoes

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