Samurai Marathon - I Sicari Dello Shogun -

: While the movie’s plot involving assassins and spies is highly fictionalized, the race itself survived as a cultural resource. It was re-instituted in 1955 , and today, the city of Annaka holds an annual "Samurai Marathon" where participants often run in traditional costumes. Narrative and Themes

: In reality, the lord of the Annaka domain ordered his samurai to run approximately 30 kilometers (about 18.6 miles) to the Kumano Shrine to assess their battle readiness after centuries of peace had left them physically unprepared for potential Western conflict. Samurai Marathon - I sicari dello Shogun

The film's screenplay, adapted from Akihiro Dobashi's novel The Marathon Samurai: Five Tales of Japan's First Marathon , weaves together several fictional storylines to heighten the drama: : While the movie’s plot involving assassins and