"The Samurai Sensation That Swept a Nation"04 November 2009Factual51 mins
In 1964, a sensation swept through Australian lounge rooms leaving an indelible impression on the children of that generation. That sensation was The Samurai -the first foreign cult television series from Japan to be broadcast in Australia.
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