

Overview
A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.
Top Cast

Makiya Yamaguchi
Shinzaemon Kosaka

Norimasa Fuke
Kyoichiro Kazami

Yuno Sakura
Yuko Yamamoto

Rantaro Mine
Swordfight Arranger Sekimoto

Ken Shonozaki
Hikokuro Yamagata in His Youth

Manko Kurenai
Setsuko
Yoshiharu Fukuda
Chief Priest of Seikei-ji Temple

Hajime Inoue
Head of both Studio Inoue

Akinori Ando
Ando
Tsutomu Tamura
Kyotaro Nishiki

Masami Shinozaki
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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