I Want To (1979)
Sengoku jieitai (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 19min
- Action, Adventure
- Jan 1981 (USA)
- Movie
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun. The squad leader, Lt. Iba, sees this as...
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- 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Shin'ichi Chiba | ... |
Lt. Yoshiaki Iba
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Jun Etô | ... |
Nobuhiko Ken
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Moeko Ezawa | ... |
Widow Yui
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Ryô Hayami | ... |
Kazumichi Morishita
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| Noriko Honma | ... |
Old Woman
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Koji Iizuka | ... |
Shokichi
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Masashi Ishibashi | ... |
Hosokawa Fujitaka
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Toshitaka Itô | ... |
Seaman Harumi Takashima
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| Haruki Kadokawa | ... |
Sanada Masayuki
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Takuzô Kadono | ... |
Seaman Toshishige Suga
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Hiroshi Kamayatsu | ... |
Mokichi Nemoto
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Gorô Kataoka | ... |
Tategawa Katsuzo
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Hiroshi Katsuno | ... |
Track Coach
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Tadashi Katô | ... |
Sgt. Hideo Shimizu
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Kenzô Kawarasaki | ... |
Koji Kano
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| Shin Kishida | ... |
Naoe Bungo
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| Asao Koike | ... |
Koizumi Yukinaga
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Shinkoma Kokontei | ... |
Kenji Hori
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Kentarô Kudô | ... |
Ishiba Takehide
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Isao Kuraishi | ... |
Masao Maruoka
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Masao Kusakari | ... |
Masakichi
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| Shin'ichirô Mikami | ... |
Goichi Shimada
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Yoichi Miura | ... |
Manabu Nonaka
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Kôji Naka | ... |
Taisuke Mimura
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Hirohisa Nakata | ... |
Kuroda Naoharu
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Noboru Nakaya | ... |
Yoshitaka Kujo
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| Mikio Narita | ... |
Kosa
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| Isao Natsuyagi | ... |
Nagao Kagetora
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Akira Nishikino | ... |
Koji Kikuchi
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Nana Okada | ... |
Kazuko Arai
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Miyuki Ono | ... |
Miwa
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Maiko Otsuka | ... |
Mai
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| Raita Ryû | ... |
Haruhisa Kimura
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| Hiroyuki Sanada | ... |
Takeda Katsuyori
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| Kenpachirô Satsuma | ... |
Koizumi retainer
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Gajirô Satô | ... |
Foot Soldier
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Jin'ya Satô | ... |
Osamu Seki
(as Jinya Sato)
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Akihiro Shimizu | ... |
Satoshi Onishi
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Hiromitsu Suzuki | ... |
Go Nishizawa
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| Mizuho Suzuki | ... |
Ashikaga Yoshiaki
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Ken Takahashi | ... |
Masayoshi Hirai
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Hiroshi Tanaka | ... |
Takeda Shingen
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Kaori Taniguchi | ... |
Shokichi & Mai's Mother
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Kazunaga Tsuji | ... |
Shoichiro Ono
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| Katsumasa Uchida | ... |
Asaba Yorichika
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Ryûdô Uzaki | ... |
Ochimusha
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Tsunehiko Watase | ... |
Hayato Yano
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Hiroko Yakushimaru | ... |
Young Takeda Samurai
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Hitoshi Ômae | ... |
Kuribayashi Magoichi
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Directed by
| Kôsei Saitô | ||
Written by
| Ryo Hanmura | ... | (novel) |
| Toshio Kamata | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Haruki Kadokawa | ... | executive producer |
| Takeshi Motomura | ... | producer |
| Toshio Nabeshima | ... | assistant producer |
Music by
| Kentarô Haneda | ... | (as Kentaro Haneda) |
Cinematography by
| Iwao Isayama | ||
Editing by
| Shinya Inoue | ||
Art Direction by
| Hiroshi Ueda | ||
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
- American National Enterprises (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Avis-Filmverleih (1981) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (France) (theatrical)
- Astra Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- VCG (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Toho Video (1990) (Japan) (VHS)
- Pioneer LDC (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- BCI Eclipse I (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Arena Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- Empire Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Laser Paradise (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Oriental Extremes Video (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'Time Slip') (widescreen) (subtitled)
- VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun. The squad leader, Lt. Iba, sees this as the perfect opportunity to realize his dream of becoming the ruler of Japan. To achieve this, he teams his troops up with those of Kagatori, a samurai daimyo who also aspires to become Shogun. Are either of these power-hungry warriors to be trusted?
Written by Jean-Marc Rocher |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Initially the producers approached the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) for props and vehicles, but the army withdrew its support after reading that soldiers go AWOL in the script. For that reason, old and sometimes outdated equipment (like M3 sub-machine guns) had to be used. The tank featured in the movie was even built entirely from scratch. See more » |
| Goofs | None of the vehicles run out of fuel despite being stranded 400 years before the creation of fossil fuels for weeks. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Last Horror Film (1982). See more » |