Brave: Gunjyo Senki (2021): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2021, Brave: Gunjyo Senki is an action and history film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, running about 115 minutes.

What it’s about. Students, including Aoi Nishino, take part in class and sports activity at a prestigious high school. Aoi Nishino is a member of the school's archery club. He practices archery studiously and doesn't socialize much with the other students. His childhood friend Haruka Seno is also a member of the archery club, but she worries about Aoi Nishino. One day, thunder strikes the school grounds. After that, the ordinary lives of the students changes drastically. Many samurai descend on the school grounds. It appears that the entire school has traveled back in time to the Sengoku period. Making things worse, they realize that they are in the time right before the Battle of Okehazama takes place.

Who’s in it. Brave: Gunjyo Senki stars Mackenyu as Aoi Nishino, Haruma Miura as Matoyasu Matsudaira, Nobuyuki Suzuki as Kota Matsumoto and Hirona Yamazaki as Haruka Seno, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Brave: Gunjyo Senki has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Rakuten Viki. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Brave: Gunjyo Senki page.

If you liked it. Fans of Brave: Gunjyo Senki tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.