Action, Fantasy

BRAVE: GUNJO SENKI

ブレイブ -群青戦記-

Directed by: Motohiro Katsuyuki
2021 / 115 minutes / Unclassified 18+

Will present-day highschoolers have what it takes to face the biggest battle of Japanese history?

When a lightning bolt strikes an elite sports school, day-to-day club activities are drastically interrupted by a samurai army wreaking havoc on the campus. Kyūdō club member and history geek Aoi (Mackenyu Arata) soon realises that the entire school has travelled back in time to the gruesome Sengoku Period; precisely before the famous Battle of Okehazama, featuring none other than Lord Oda Nobunaga himself! Thanks to his familiarity with the battle’s tactics and a good dose of encouragement from his childhood friend Haruka (Hirona Yamazaki), Aoi is chosen to become the leader of a rescue mission against the clock to save his abducted friends, just in time to return to the present. 

Director Motohiro Katsuyuki’s (Bayside Shakedown) live-action adaptation of Masaki Kasahara’s popular manga boasts a star-studded cast including Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note) and the late Haruma Miura (Attack On Titan) in one of his last performances on the big screen. With beautifully choreographed fight scenes that showcase traditional disciplines such as kendō, kyūdō and karate, this action-packed fantasy reveals the unbreakable link between past and present in Japan.