Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

2021 2h 28m movie Film

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

燃えよ剣

Synopsis

燃えよ剣

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From TOHO

History + Drama in Japan

82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai itself).

The 2020–2022 Japan Window

In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai sits at #407 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

The 2020s Japan Landscape

2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.

The 4345th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

10

Reviews

6th

Review-volume percentile

18th

Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog

shinsengumi · 5
the flow of the times · 3
bakumatsu · 2
hijikata toshizo · 1

Recurring themes · common across catalog

samurai sword · 16
chanbara · 14
chambara · 12

Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog

japan · 454
samurai · 128
jidaigeki · 61
period drama · 37

Reception Benchmarks

6.3

TMDB Rating

10

Audience Reviews

Well Received

Critical Tier

Ranked #3,551 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan History productions specifically: #83 of 100 (top 83%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
Original Language	Japanese
Production Companies	TOHO, Asmik Ace
Runtime	2h 28m
Release Date	October 15, 2021
IMDb	tt11487698