Today Im going to explain a Japanese time travel
film called “Samurai Sensei”. Spoilers ahead!!
Takechi Hanpeita is a samurai of the Tosa domain
in the 18th century. He is considered a great
warrior and is respected by many. However,
one day, he is accused of a crime and thrown
in jail. It is yet to be revealed what his
crime is but he is scheduled to be executed.
One morning, Takechi wakes up and is not
in jail anymore. He is shocked because he
clearly remembers going to sleep last night. On
looking around, he realizes he is in an entirely
unfamiliar place that consists of people
in strange clothing and massive buildings.
It turns out he has somehow time-traveled
one hundred fifty years into the future.
He doesn’t comprehend this and thinks he has
been transported into a different city. The
passersby look at him strangely and assume he
is cosplaying as a samurai. While wandering
around the foreign place, he is almost hit by
a speeding bus. It surprises him to the core
because he has never seen something so fast.
Somewhere nearby, high schooler Tora is showing
off his new motorbike to his girlfriend Haruka.
They are approached by Takechi who asks them for
directions to his village. Tora in turn, asks
him about his cosplay which offends Takechi.
Haruka, on the other hand, starts filming him,
amazed that he looks like a real samurai.
After the interaction, Takechi walks into
a grocery store and picks up an apple.
He tells the manager that he doesn’t have any
money but promises to pay later. The manager is
so stunned that he lets him take it. Outside,
Takechi enjoys the sweet apple that is unlike
anything he has ever eaten. A policeman approaches
him and asks him to come to the police station
because he was accused of shoplifting.
When the officer tries to get forceful,
Takechi easily defends himself. As a result, more
policemen come after him. Haruka sees him running
and films the interaction before
uploading it to her social media.
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Meanwhile, Takechi falls unconscious in front of a
house that belongs to a private preschool teacher
named Saeki. When he opens his eyes again,
Saeki informs him that he has been unconscious
for two days. The police came looking for
him but the teacher sent them away since
stealing an apple is not a big crime.
Takechi shows his thankfulness by doing
a complete bow. He also introduces
himself as samurai Takechi Hanpeita.
Saeki remembers him from history textbooks and
assumes it is only a coincidence. Takechi shaves
his beard with a razor for the first time and is
baffled by it. Similarly, many small things in the
new world surprise him, but he still doesn’t
question if he is in the same timeline.
But then, on being asked his birthdate, Takechi
reveals he was born in the 18th century. This
confirms Saeki’s suspicion and he tells Takechi
what the current date is. Both of them are shocked
but do not know what should be done next.
In the following scene, we see Takechi cleaning
the house to help Saeki. He is amazed by
the washing machine and its efficiency.
It turns out Tora is Saeki’s grandson
and lives in the same house. Thus,
Takechi and Tora also have to live together
which Tora is not happy about.
Tora and Haruka meet at a restaurant and find
out the video of Takechi has millions of views.
Haruka likes the samurai which makes
Tora hate him even more out of spite.
They are also familiar with Takechi of the
18th century but they do not believe the
person they are with is the real Takechi.
Meanwhile, Saeki and Takechi buy an apology
gift for the convenience store manager in
turn for the apple he took. Then they go to
a restaurant where Takechi enjoys delicious food
which is unlike anything he has ever tasted.
When asked what he wants to do in life, he says
he will eventually find a way to go back in time.
Till then, Saeki requests him to be a teacher in
his preschool. The next day, he is introduced to
the preschoolers who are excited that they
get to meet a real samurai. As days pass by,
they teach him how to use a smartphone, take
him to the store, teach him indoor fishing,
invite him to their basketball game, and so on.
Meanwhile, Takechi teaches them the importance of
sticking together in times of need, and other
lessons he learned throughout his life.
He eventually becomes so famous that the
children’s mothers start flirting with him.
They bring him cupcakes and sweets trying to
impress him but Takechi has a wife back in
the 1800s and is loyal to her.
A flashback shows us the time he
and his fellow disciples Ryoma and Kichii
were insulted by a man named Toyo. He was
a high-ranking samurai, filled with pride and
hatred for everyone lower than him. Takechi’s
people were so mad at him for insulting their
master that they demanded him to be killed.
In a fit of rage, Takechi devised a plan to
kill him. It was a bad decision that changed
his life forever. His people attacked Toyo at
night but accidentally killed a higher member
of a respected family. Because of this, he
was imprisoned and said to be executed.
Back in the present, Takechi finds Tora
skipping school after lying to his grandfather.
He asks the kid to get his act together but
Tora, in turn, calls him a burden and orders
him to go away. He even tries to fight
the samurai but is shut down quickly.
As Takechi lectures him, he gets a call
from his master and runs to meet him.
Somewhere in Tokyo, a journalist overhears two
girls talking about the viral samurai video.
On taking a look at it, he recognizes
Takechi. The man quickly packs his bag
and flies to the city Takechi is in. After
conducting some interviews, he locates his
address and goes to Saeki’s house.
When Takechi returns from the market, he
thinks the journalist is a thief. He is about to
attack him when the man inquires if he remembers
the promise they made. In another flashback, we
see Takechi and his closest friend Ryoma talking
before Toyo’s assassination. Ryoma is not fond
of the plan and wants nothing to do with it.
Hence, he leaves the village, promising
to meet Takechi sometime in the future.
It turns out Ryoma also time-traveled to the
future six years ago and was never able to
return home. Hence, he adapted to the new life
and is living as a journalist in Tokyo.
He brings Takechi to their old town of Katsurahama
which has changed a lot. They see monuments of
themselves and are proud that they were able
to leave a mark on people 150 years ago.
While walking by the sea, Ryoma reveals how
much he wants to return to his old town. He has
given up hope after so many years but Takechi
still thinks going back in time is possible.
He sees his disciples running to him but it
turns out they are only in his imagination.
After that, the duo goes to a restaurant and
talks over food. Since Ryoma has lived in the
future longer than Takechi, he has been able
to research how their lives ended in the 1800s.
He discloses that Takechi committed the
unthinkable because of the guilt of killing
an innocent man and Ryoma was assassinated
six years later in a different town.
They even go to their graves and confirm the
stories. Takechi is still paranoid about the
future of their town and its people
but Ryoma tells him it doesn’t matter
anymore. They are 150 years in the future and
people now live in peace and harmony so they
shouldn’t think about the past too much.
When asked about his wife Tomi, Takechi finds
out she lived for eight seven years and died of
natural causes. He doesn’t like to talk about her,
solely because he misses her very much. Suddenly,
he notices Tora being dragged by a bunch of men.
He is being bullied for money by the neighborhood
thugs. When Tora insists that he doesn’t have any,
he is beaten and insulted.
Just then, Takechi and Ryoma
arrive and ask the leader of the gang to
let Tora go. Initially, the gang makes fun
of Takechi for wearing traditional clothing
but is furious when he refuses to back down.
There are fifteen of them against the two but
Takechi asks Ryoma to stay out of the fight.
He uses a metal pipe to fight them and
defeats them in no time. In the end, only
the leader is left who runs away screaming.
In the following scene, Ryoma is at the airport,
returning to Tokyo. He has started a new life
there and is content with the way he is living.
Ryoma wants Takechi to join him but he prefers
staying with Saeki and the children.
Takechi used to make origami with his wife
frequently when they were together. He teaches the
kids to do the same in her memory. After finding
out she lived half of her life in his memory,
he has been missing her a lot lately. Three
kids want to go to the hills to collect unique
characters in a mobile game. They ask Takechi
to join them but he declines because he wants
to visit his wife’s grave instead.
When he is not around, the kids plan
to go to the hills alone at night. Later, Tora
approaches Takechi and thanks him for helping
last night. He offers to do anything to return
the favor. The two then drive to Tomi’s grave
and pray in front of it. Tora didn’t believe
that he is the real Takechi until he saw him
fight yesterday. He is still skeptical
but he tries to reason with the fact.
Somewhere in the hills three of Takechi’s students
go into the woods to look for characters in a
mobile game. They enter a restricted area,
confident that they will find a way back.
Meanwhile, Takechi and Tora are together enjoying
ice cream. Tora finally asks him if he is a
real samurai and claims that he wants to be his
disciple. Takechi accepts him as one and asks him
to be ready to exert himself for his country.
On his way back home, Takechi insists on walking
while Tora rides his motorbike. When it gets dark,
a crowd of people gathers outside Saeki’s home,
looking for the lost children. Their
mothers are worried because the kids
have been gone for more than five hours.
As they are about to organize a search party,
a police officer arrives looking for Takechi.
It turns out that the thugs he beat up yesterday
filed a complaint against him. Tora tells the
officer what happened but Takechi still has to be
taken to the police station when he arrives.
Tora goes looking for him and finds him on his
way back home. When told about the missing kids,
Takechi remembers they wanted to go to the hill.
Meanwhile, the boys are about to give up until
they recall Takechi’s lessons. They know if they
stay together and try their best to survive, they
will eventually be found. Then, they think of an
idea to leave clues around the jungle so people
who come to their rescue know where they are.
A while later, Takechi arrives and finds
the clues. After following them for a while,
he sees the kids and is proud that they
were brave in the time of crisis.
They reunite with their mothers who are beyond
thankful to Takechi. However, the policeman then
comes forward to arrest him. The children try
to stop the officer which causes a distraction,
giving Tora a chance to drag Takechi outside.
They drive away on his motorcycle but are
suddenly hit by a vehicle. Tora composes himself
and looks around to see that Takechi is missing.
After that day, the samurai never returns.
The family eventually comes to terms with
the fact that they will never meet him again. Tora
and Haruka go to one of Takechi’s monuments to pay
respect. Although they cannot meet him anymore,
the couple is glad they got to know him.
Then one day, Saeki gets a call from the owner
of a reputed bank. He discloses that someone
has left a letter for him long before he was
even born. When the letter was first found,
it came as a surprise to the owner but he knew
he had to give it to his true receiver.
In the letter, Takechi has thanked Saeki for his
kindness and told them that he is right where he
is supposed to be. He has also drawn a picture
of the preschoolers and mentioned that Tora
is his last disciple. It is clear that after
disappearing on the day of the accident,
he was transported back in time.
Looking at the letter, Tora sheds a single tear.
Then, we see a flashback of what happened after
Takechi returned to the past. He writes a letter
for his wife and for Saeki, the latter saying
that it should only be opened after 150 years.
His enemies mock him because he is about to
be executed but he has already found peace,
knowing that the world will eventually turn
into a better place. He is additionally happy
that he got to taste chocolate cake but the
rival thinks he is bluffing nonsense.
In the end, he is made to commit the unthinkable
so people remember him as a coward. However,
Takechi does it happily, knowing
that it won’t be the case.
Thanks you.
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