Samurai fiction

A student samurai and his comically inept crew chase a stolen blade. The real weapon turns out to be their shared incompetence. Reviewers found the fight scenes impressive but the allegiance optional.

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Hiroyuki Nakano directed Samurai fiction in 1998. See Hiroyuki Nakano's full filmography, where to start with Hiroyuki Nakano, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hiroyuki Nakano.

Samurai fiction was released in 1998 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 111 minutes.