Japan Synopsis
さや侍
Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Scabbard Samurai sits at position #169.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Scabbard Samurai. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Scabbard Samurai premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,808 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #764 of 1,714 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | June 11, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1748278 |