SAMURAI MARATHON Review: A Marathon To Defend A Nation, Turns Into A Race Of Survival Towards A New Era
An original and different kind of samurai movie that is really worth it to watch.
An original and different kind of samurai movie that is really worth it to watch.
Bernard Rose’s Samurai Marathon was one of the best and most memorable feats of my festive (at-home) filmgoing summer. The film premiered for the New York Asian Film Festival last June and has since been acquired by the champions at Well Go USA, now formally announced for a Digital release beginning May 12, and for a Blu-Ray and DVD release on July 21.
Well Go USA is officially warming up and stretching its muscles to release Bernard Rose’s latest period outing, Samurai Marathon. The film just premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival with the company now announcing its acquisition for a 2020 release (read our review).
Times are-a-changin’ in director Bernard Rose’s jidaigeki debut, Samurai Marathon 1855, a 105-minute period epic based on Akihiro Dobashi’s 2014 novel with a story centered around Japan’s very first marathon.
It all comes down to actor Satoh Takeru to prevent the worst case scenario as a secret government agent in Candyman and Anna Karenina helmer Bernard Rose’s latest, Samurai Marathon 1855. The film is based on Dobashi Akihiro’s 2014 novel, “Bakumatsu Marason Samurai”, and currently sits as one of our Five-A-Day entries of titles to look forward to in 2019.
Candyman and Immortal Beloved director Bernard Rose is fresh from promoting his latest Vero stint with Franz Schubert musical endeavor, The Hurdy Gurdy man. He now stands at the center of his latest campaign for jidaigeki period pic, Samurai Marathon 1855, taking its cues from Dobashi Akhiro’s 2014 novel for the film’s February 22 release.
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