Samurai Marathon

2019 1h 45m movie Film

Samurai Marathon

サムライマラソン

Synopsis

サムライマラソン

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Sedic International

Action + Drama in Japan

444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Samurai Marathon itself).

The 2018–2020 Japan Window

In the crowded 2018-2020 Japan release window, Samurai Marathon sits at #454 of 525. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Samurai Marathon premiered alongside 179 others.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 179 other Japan films in 2019.

The 3894th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

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

Audience Engagement

37

Reviews

57th

Review-volume percentile

48th

Popularity percentile

37 audience reviews — more than 57% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

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

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog

marathon · 3

Recurring themes · common across catalog

edo period · 19

Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog

based on novel or book · 288
samurai · 128
jidaigeki · 61
19th century · 32

Reception Benchmarks

6.2

TMDB Rating

37

Audience Reviews

Well Received

Critical Tier

Ranked #3,597 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: #1,403 of 1,714 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
All Production Countries	Japan, United Kingdom
Original Language	Japanese
Production Companies	Sedic International, Sedic Deux, Recorded Picture Company
Runtime	1h 45m
Release Date	February 22, 2019
IMDb	tt9311062