Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
2021 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
This docuseries uses dramatic reenactments and historian commentary to explore the power struggles and shifting alliances of 16th-century feudal Japan. Across a fast-moving timeline of intrigue and major battles, it aims to make a turbulent era feel immediate, intense, and easy to follow.
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Streaming on Netflix.
4 hours to watch · 6 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-02-24
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (304 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a brisk, dramatic history overview with reenactments and expert commentary, similar in vibe to 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything; Not for you if you want meticulous accuracy or minimal narration.
Pros: gripping reenactments; dense historical sweep; entertaining and informative | Cons: questioned historical accuracy; too many talking heads; anglo-centric perspective
Themes
- samurai
- docudrama
- historical
- reenactment
- warlords
- sengoku period
- feudal japan
- 16th century
- social & cultural documentary
Cast & crew
- EB
Elijah Bender
as Self
- DS
David Spafford
as Self
- NL
Nathan Ledbetter
as Self
- DE
David Eason
as Self
- OB
Oleg Benesch
as Self
- TK
Tomoko Kitagawa
as Self
Hiro Kanagawa
as Narrator
Masami Kosaka
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Hayate Masao
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Masayoshi Haneda
as Nobunaga Oda
Directed by Stephen Scott
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1The Rise of Nobunaga42mNetflix
- S1E2Seizing Power42mNetflix
- S1E3The Demon King42mNetflix
- S1E4Complete Control43mNetflix
- S1E5Catastrophe43mNetflix
- S1E6Birth of a Dynasty44mNetflix