Japan Synopsis
戦国自衛隊
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with G.I. Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From KADOKAWA
Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding G.I. Samurai itself).
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Japan release window, G.I. Samurai sits at #40 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when G.I. Samurai premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1979.
The 518th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 39% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 29th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on G.I. Samurai, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- time warp · 4
- warring states period · 4
- japan self defense forces · 2
- sengoku period · 14
- japan · 454
- samurai · 128
- time travel · 70
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,613 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,410 of 1,714 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | September 17, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0083050 |