

Samurai of the Dead
2014, Japanese. Directed by Kazushi Watanabe.
As the end approaches for Japan’s age of military rule, the Tokugawa shogunate brings together a squad of ruthless assassins to defend its representatives in Kyoto. These men were known as the Shinsengumi. Formidable swordsmen with unswerving dedication to their cause, the Shinsengumi think nothing of slashing down their enemies…but what happens when the enemy is the undead?
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 December 2014
- Original title
- 新選組オブ・ザ・デッド
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazushi Watanabe
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Samurai of the Dead runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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Samurai of the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 2014. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Samurai of the Dead?
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Who directed Samurai of the Dead?
Samurai of the Dead (2014) was directed by Kazushi Watanabe and stars Yuki Himura, Kazushi Watanabe, Chihiro Yamamoto.