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Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan 2021
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan is a Canadian-American documentary series released on February 24, 2021 and distributed by Netflix. Set in feudal Japan from 1551 to 1616, it covers the final era of the Sengoku period, primarily the Azuchi–Momoyama phase. The show uses reenactments and includes voice-over commentary from Hiro Kanagawa along with historians Stephen Turnbull, David Spafford, Tomoko Kitagawa, Isaac Meyer, and others. It focuses on powerful daimyo who fought for control of Japan. The series was made by Canadian production companies Cream Productions and Blue Ant Media for the Smithsonian Channel in Canada and Netflix globally. Barry Walsh, "Cream to revisit “The Age of Samurai” for Netflix, Smithsonian Canada" . RealScreen, June 16, 2019.
Cast
- Hiro KanagawaNarrator
- Stephen TurnbullNarrator
- David SpaffordNarrator
- Tomoko KitagawaNarrator
- Darren-Jon AshmoreNarrator
- Masami KosakaToyotomi Hideyoshi
- Hayate MasaoTokugawa Ieyasu
- Masayoshi HanedaOda Nobunaga
- Hideaki ItōDate Masamune
- Wilfred LeeShibata Katsuie
- Michael WertSelf
- Umi BielmannYoung Iga Rebel
- Seiji HinoIshida Mitsunari
- Elina Miyake JacksonLady Nene
- Ryota KanekoTakeda Katsuyori
- Chika KitneyLady Chacha
- Simon Fletcher LiTorii Mototada
- Timothy MakSakuma Morimasa
- Kelly SeoLady Tsukiyama
- Frank YimOda General
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Scott
- Producer
- John Stead, Simon George, Kate Harrison
Details
- Production
- Blue Ant Studios, Cream Productions, Netflix
- Network
- Netflix
