FilmNRPsychological Slasher Folk Horror

The Samurai2014

Name: The Samurai
Genre: Psychological, Slasher, Folk Horror
Released: 2014-02-08
Rating: 6.5

“The deadliest thing from Germany since 1945!”

Directed by Till Kleinert

6.5

Crypt Score

Blended from 3 sources

IMDb 5.7Rotten Tomatoes 100%TMDB 5.5

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Year

2014

Runtime

80 min

Box Office

🏆 2 wins & 6 nominations total

The premise

Jakob, a young policeman from a remote village, has his world unhinged when a stranger in a dress emerges from the forest and begins killing villagers with a sword.

Horror Vault's take

In a quiet German village, a young policeman's carefully ordered life is shattered when a sword-wielding stranger in a dress materializes from the surrounding forest and embarks on a brutal killing spree. What begins as a straightforward manhunt quickly spirals into something far stranger and more personal, blurring the line between hunter and hunted. Director Till Kleinert crafts a stylish, fever-dream thriller that uses violence and transgression as a lens for deeper psychological unease.

Content: Graphic Violence, Sword Violence, Gender Nonconformity Depicted In A Potentially Provocative Context