The first independent film in history to win the BEST PICTURE award at the Japanese Academy Awards – A Samurai in Time is out now and to celebrate we are giving away 3 copies to lucky winners!
A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.
A Samurai in Time 侍タイムスリッパー is a bona fide phenomenon in its native Japan. Junichi Yasuda, whose real job is that of a rice farmer who runs a ramen restaurant, took on the vast majority of crew roles (producing, financing, script, directing, cinematography, lighting, editing, VFX, etc) to make a period film completely independently.
Despite having a tiny budget, just 10 crew members and opening on just 1 cinema screen, A Samurai in Time went on to be such a word-of-mouth success that it ended up playing in more than 400 cinemas, being nominated for 7 Academy Awards (winning Best Picture) and grossing more than the vast majority of Hollywood blockbusters released in Japan in 2024!
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The Small Print
This competition is open to UK residents only
- The competition will close 22nd May 2025 at 23.59 GMT
- The winner(s) will be picked at random from entries received
- No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered
- Prizes may vary from description only when absolutely necessary
- The prizes are not transferable
- To coincide with GDPR regulations, competition entry information will not be stored once the competition has ended and the winners have been chosen and prizes sent out.
The usual T&Cs can be found here. Good Luck!
