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Legendary Samurai

Come with us as we visit beautiful Semboku, a region in Japan's Akita Prefecture with 400 years of samurai history. Enjoy places such as Kakunodate, Lake Tazawa, Dakigaeri Gorge and Tamagawa Hot Springs as we visualize a samurai keeping watch over the Semboku region.

  • City of Semboku, Akita
    Executive Producer
  • Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Sprout Japan
    Producer
  • Katsuya Satoh, Sprout Japan
    Director
  • Michael Martin, Sprout Japan
    Editorial Supervisor
  • Kenji Osakake, Warabi-Za
    Key Cast
    "samurai"
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Promotional Video
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 11, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Katsuya Satoh, Sprout Japan

Born in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, Katsuya originally planned to be a nutritionist. Life had other plans and has put him in the director's seat, in part due to a burgeoning interest in photography and drones.

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Director Statement

「映像は世界を変える。」

"Cinema changes the world."