| Samurai Reincarnation | |
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| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Written by | Kinji Fukasaku Tatsuo Nogami |
| Based on | Makai Tensho by Futaro Yamada |
| Produced by | Haruki Kadokawa |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Edited by | Isamu Ichida |
| Music by |
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| Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Samurai Reincarnation (魔界転生, Makai Tenshō) is a 1981 Japanese dark fantasy film written and directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Sonny Chiba, Kenji Sawada, and Hiroyuki Sanada. It is based on the novel of the same name by Futaro Yamada.[1][2][3][4][5]
The film was nominated for three Awards of the Japanese Academy and won two of them.[citation needed] Sanada won best newcomer of the year and Tokumichi Igawa and Yoshikazu Sano took the award for best art direction.[citation needed] The film was nominated for best sound but did not win the award.[citation needed]
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