Japan Synopsis
超高速！参勤交代
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
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Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Samurai Hustle premiered alongside 186 others.
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Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.
The 2985th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,038 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 History productions specifically: #69 of 100 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TV Tokyo, Shochiku, Hakuhodo |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | June 21, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3290714 |
| Official Site | www.cho-sankin.jp |