G.I. Samurai

G.I. Samurai
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byKōsei Saitō
Written byToshio Kamata
Based onSengoku Jieitai
by Ryō Hanmura
Produced byHaruki Kadokawa
Takeshi Motomura
StarringSonny Chiba
Music byKentaro Haneda
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$9,000,000

G.I. Samurai (戦国自衛隊, Sengoku jieitai, Sengoku Self Defense Force) aka Time Slip, is a 1979 Japanese science fiction/action film focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) team that accidentally travels in time to the Warring States period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai). The film stars Sonny Chiba, one of the top male Japanese actors, and was based on a novel by Ryo Hanmura, a well-known writer of historical novels and science fiction. A remake was theatrically released in Japan in 2005 under the title Samurai Commando: Mission 1549.