Plots(1)
Comedian and director Hitoshi Matsumoto gained international popularity with his quirky take on the monster movie genre in Big Man Japan and the imaginative and absurd film Symbol. Even though he does not appear in front of the camera in his third film, Scabbard Samurai fully retains his signature style of bizarre ideas and perfectly timed transitions between deadpan humor and absurd slapstick. The story revolves around a former samurai, who after denouncing his sword has thirty days to make a bitter son of a local lord smile. The crazy ideas that spring up from this premise provide plenty of opportunities for the unique slapstick talent of the non-actor / real life barman Takaaki Nomi to shine. (Filmasia)
(more)Cast
Masayuki Ibu
Japan
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Itsuji Itao
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Hanging Garden (2005)
Ryō
Japan
Best movies:
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
Canary (2005)
Scabbard Samurai (2011)
Rolly
Japan
Best movies:
Scabbard Samurai (2011)
Suicide Circle (2001)
Jun Kunimura
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
Half a Confession (2004)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Tokio Emoto
Japan
Best movies:
Perfect Days (2023)
Scabbard Samurai (2011)
Kimi's Friend (2008)
Satoru Jitsunashi
Japan
Best movies:
One Piece! (1999)
Scabbard Samurai (2011)
My Secret Cache (1997)
Zen-Nosuke Fukkin
Japan
Best movies:
Scabbard Samurai (2011)