Samurai Warrior Queens
Urban Canyons
TV Programming
England
2014
Total project grant (euros)
54,454
Programme
Creative Europe
Sub-programme
MEDIA
Call number
EAC/S24/2013
Call publication date
11 Dec 2013
Application deadline
13 Jun 2014
Result publication date
22 Oct 2014
Urban Canyons is a Manchester-based production and distribution specialist for History, Science, Travel and Arts documentaries. This drama-documentary tells the real life story of the heroic Samurai woman Takeko Nakano who in 1868 formed an all-female fighting unit to defend her clans’ independence. Re-enactments, original costumes and historic locations bring Takeko’s amazing story back to life.





