SAMURAI HUSTLE

SYNOPSIS: Centerpiece Film. When a small, impoverished samurai domain is unjustly ordered to complete its mandatory journey to Edo in five days instead of the usual eight, the clan’s loyal retainers must rely on wit, speed, and teamwork to outrun scheming rivals and overcome impossible odds in a high-stakes race across feudal Japan.

DIRECTOR: Katsuhide Motoki | LANGUAGE: Japanese

YEAR: 2014 | RUNNING TIME: 119 minutes | COLOR

COUNTRY: Japan | GENRE: History/Comedy