Be a Man! Samurai School

Be a Man! Samurai School
Directed byTak Sakaguchi
Written byTak Sakaguchi
Akira Miyashita (original manga)
Produced byKeiko Kusakabe
Koichi Kusakabe
Toshiki Kimura
StarringTak Sakaguchi
Shōei
Hiroyuki Onoue
Shintaro Yamada
Hideo Sakaki
Akaji Maro
Gō Ayano
Shuya Yoshimoto
Taketari no Yamaguchi
Yoshiaki Yoza
Tetsushi Tanaka
Shun Sugata
Kentarō Shimazu
CinematographyShinichi Fujita
Edited bySeiji Harimoto
Music byJunichi Soga
Distributed byThere's Entertainment
Release date
  • January 26, 2008 (2008-01-26)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Be A Man! Samurai School (魁!!男塾, Sakigake!! Otokojuku, lit "Charge!! Men's Cram School") is a Japanese film released in 2008. It is written, directed by and starring Tak Sakaguchi. This is the first film he has directed.[1] It is based on Akira Miyashita's manga series Sakigake!! Otokojuku. The film's ending theme is "Yaiba" (, Blade) by The Back Horn.

It premiered at the Fantasia Festival in 2008, and was subsequently screened at the New York Asian Film Festival in 2009.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Montreal's Fantasia Fest to Show Manga/Anime Films". Anime News Network. June 26, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Antique's N. American Premiere in NY Asian Film Fest (Updated)". Anime News Network. June 4, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2013.