Samurai Reincarnation

"Death from Beyond the Grave!"

1981 2h 2m JA

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 43

ActionFantasyHorror

Synopsis

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After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

“Death from Beyond the Grave!”

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Cast

Sonny Chiba
Jubei Yagyu
Kenji Sawada
Shiro Amakusa
Akiko Kana
Hosokawa Gracia
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kirimaru Iga
Ai Kanzaki
Otsuu
Hideo Murota
Priest Inshun Hozoin
Noboru Matsuhashi
Ietsuna Tokugawa
Naoko Kubo
Yajima no tsubone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Kinji Fukasaku, Tatsuo Nogami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Kiyoshi Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hozan Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Sonny Chiba and Kenji Sawada and Akiko Kana carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Death from Beyond the Grave!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kinji Fukasaku directs. Kiyoshi Hasegawa behind the camera. Hozan Yamamoto scores. Isamu Ichida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, shot by Kiyoshi Hasegawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hozan Yamamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Isamu Ichida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sonny Chiba and Kenji Sawada and Akiko Kana carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Death from Beyond the Grave!".
7IMDB entry: tt0082699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.