Samurai Marathon (2019) on Netflix
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In 1855, lord Itakura Katsuakira puts his samurai through a grueling marathon to test whether they are tough enough for the newly arrived Americans. His daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
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- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.2/101,423 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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In 1855, the daimyo Itakura Katsuakira wants his samurai ready for the modernization that the newly arrived Americans bring. He orders a grueling marathon to find out whether they are tough enough for what is coming. His independent-minded daughter Yuki slips into the race without his knowledge. News of the order reaches the Shogun, who reads the daimyo's aim as something other than training and sends assassins.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Samurai Marathon (2019)
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- The film's source was Akihiro Dobashi's 2014 novel The Marathon Samurai: Five Tales of Japan's First Marathon, itself inspired by the real Ansei Toashi, a 30-km footrace held every year in Annaka City, Japan.
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