Japan Synopsis
ちょんまげぷりん
A samurai from the Edo Period time travels to present day Japan where he meets a divorcee and her son. Soon, he discovers a passion for making pastries.
Other Titles From Dub
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Boy and His Samurai itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Boy and His Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
A Boy and His Samurai holds position #248 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Boy and His Samurai premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2357th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 32% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 15th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,004 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #994 of 1,411 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Dub, Smoke |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | July 31, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1595354 |