Samurai Headhunters (2013)

  • NR
  • 09/21/2013 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 47m

Noble swordsman? Ruthless head collector? The Samurai were both.

Overview

A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant Masa who is pressganged into the ruthless world of the Samurai.

John Wate

Director, Writer

Sebastian Peiter

Writer

Cast

Demetri Goritsas's headshot

Demetri Goritsas

Himself - Narrator (voice)
Stephen Turnbull's headshot

Stephen Turnbull

Japanese Historian
Antony Cummins's headshot

Antony Cummins

Martial Arts Historian
Fumon Tanaka's headshot

Fumon Tanaka

Martial Arts Grandmaster
Tsunehiro Kabaya's headshot

Tsunehiro Kabaya

Museum Curator
Tsunehiro Kabaya's headshot

Tsunehiro Kabaya

Masa
Shigeru Inoue's headshot

Shigeru Inoue

Samurai Araki
Chika Katou's headshot

Chika Katou

Okyo

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