Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya
“A mashup between japanese swordplay and the brutality of ancient muay thai.”
ActionDrama
Based on a true historic figure, Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who went to Ayothaya in the 16th century and became a soldier in King Naresuan's army. After the war in Burma it's restless in Ayothaya, because of a mysterious group of men that terrorizes and plunders the city. Yamada goes after them and discovers that the men are rebelious Japanese samurai. Now he has to fight his own countrymen.
VIBE
A brutal, high-octane clash of cultures and swords. This film feels like a relentless storm of steel, duty, and the tragic weight of fighting for a new home against one's own past.
grittyintenseheroicsomberpropulsivehistorical epicsamurai actionperiod dramahonordutyidentitybetrayal
