Blu-Ray release announced for A Samurai in Time

Third Window Films has announced the Blu-Ray release of A Samurai in Time on 28 April 2025.

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.

A Samurai in Time 侍タイムスリッパー is a bona fide phenomenon in its native Japan.

Junichi Yasuda, whose real job is that of a rice farmer who runs a ramen restaurant, took on the vast majority of crew roles (producing, financing, script, directing, cinematography, lighting, editing, VFX, etc) to make a period film completely independently.

Despite having a tiny budget, just 10 crew members and opening on just 1 cinema screen, A Samurai in Time went on to be such a word-of-mouth success that it ended up playing in more than 400 cinemas, being nominated for 7 Academy Awards (winning Best Picture) and grossing more than the vast majority of Hollywood blockbusters released in Japan in 2024!

Bonus Features include:
• Director Junichi Yasuda interview
• Deleted Scenes
• Makiya Yamaguchi and Yuno Sakura behind-the-scenes talk show
• Teaser Trailer
• Trailer
• Slipcase Edition (Limited to 2000 copies)
• Region FREE

Watch the trailer for A Samurai in Time below –