What if Taras Shevchenko put down his pen and took a samurai sword into his hands? Akayo samurai enters the territory of Ukraine, seeking revenge on the Japanese Harimoto--a buyer of slaves from a Ukrainian master. On his way, Akayo meets the serf Taras, who is also guided by personal revenge and wants to organize the release of his beloved.
Unfortunately the movie Once Upon a Time in Ukraine is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Dmytro Minzyanov | Producer |
| Production | Yuriy Minzyanov | Producer |
| Editing | Andrei Gulyanich | Editor |
| Sound | Dario Vero | Music |
| Writing | Roman Perfilyev | Screenplay |
| Camera | Dmytro Nedria | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Roman Perfilyev | Director |
