Crazy Samurai Musashi
2020 1h 32m movie Film Japan

Crazy Samurai Musashi

狂武蔵

“400 vs 1 in a single take”

Synopsis

狂武蔵

“400 vs 1 in a single take”

In 1604, Miyamoto Musashi attacked the Yoshioka family at their dojo and defeated master Seijūrō and his younger brother Denshichirō in two duels. To save their reputation, the Yoshioka family decides to fight back with all 100 family members and hire an additional 300 samurai. Now Musashi sets out to defeat all 400 enemies in his most famous battle.

The 2019–2021 Japan Window

In the crowded 2019-2021 Japan release window, Crazy Samurai Musashi sits at #466 of 500. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  2. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #2

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    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #3

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  5. Police in a Pod
    #5

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  6. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #6

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  7. Dr. STONE
    #7

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  8. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #8

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Crazy Samurai Musashi premiered alongside 149 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.

The 4136th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

53
Reviews
65th
Review-volume percentile
44th
Popularity percentile

53 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (44th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
53
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,913 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,511 of 1,714 (top 88%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesMy Theater D.D.
Runtime1h 32m
Release DateAugust 21, 2020
IMDbtt12015352
Official Sitewiiber.com

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