Can’t wait to check out 'Samurai Spy' on your favorite screen? We’ve rounded up streaming services and cable providers with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. Right now in the US, 'Samurai Spy' is available to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription on Criterion Channel.
Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Shochiku drama flick. Samurai Spy starring Kōji Takahashi, Shintarō Ishihara, Eitarō Ozawa, Kei Satō has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min. The movie received a user score of 64/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 51 active users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention."
