Japan Synopsis
蝉しぐれ
A young samurai stuck at the bottom of the hierarchical order attempts to rescue his childhood sweetheart from an evil clan lord after learning of a plot to kill her and her infant child. Bunshiro Maki is a skilled swordfighter who's lethal with a blade, yet still can't rise through the ranks of the system. After his father is accused of plotting against his clan and forced to commit ritual suicide, his longtime love Fuku is sent to Edo to become the clan lord's concubine. A few years later, Fuku has bore the clan lord a son. When Maki learns that the clan has hatched a plan to kill Fuku and her son to secure succession to the throne, he recruits two childhood friends to help thwart the diabolical plot.
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Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Samurai I Loved itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
The Samurai I Loved holds position #147 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Samurai I Loved premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1739th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,067 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #914 of 1,933 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 11m |
| Release Date | October 1, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0455748 |