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BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai
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Cast
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Signature profile
BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.
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Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Baki and the strongest Underground Arena fighters face a threat of historical proportions: the resurrected Musashi Miyamoto, Japan's greatest samurai.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 25 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202625 episodes
5.8IMDbFollowing the conclusion of the greatest father-son fight on earth, Baki and other legendary fighters are overcome with unbearable boredom. Meanwhile, 364 meters beneath Tokyo Skytree, a secret plan is set into motion that seeks to revive the master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi... Unleashed in the present day, this menacing new threat wields his swordsmanship with unparalleled power and speed to attack Baki and the others.
Best episode · S01E01 The Unstoppable Yawn
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tomoji AbeProducer
- Tadashi SuzukiProducer
Writing
- Toshiki HiranoWriter
Direction
- Madoka YaguchiDirector
Cinematography
- Tatsuo NoguchiDirector of Photography
Music
- Kenji FujisawaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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