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Shintaro!

Shintaro!

The Samurai Sensation That Swept a Nation

2009•51m
Documentary

In 1964, a sensation swept through Australian lounge rooms leaving an indelible impression on the children of that generation. That sensation was The Samurai -the first foreign cult television series from Japan to be broadcast in Australia.

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Production

Northern Pictures, Screen World

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

David Callan

David Callan

Narrator

Koichi Ose

Koichi Ose

Shintaro Akikusa

Fuyukichi Maki

Tombei the Mist

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