American Samurai (1993)

American Samurai (1993)

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Ninja Fighter
Ninja: American Samurai
Time Burst

Tagline(s):

"...'Bloodsport' with Blades"

Nomination Year: 1997

SYNOPSIS: A deadly plane crash. Martial arts battles. A killer with a blade braided into the end of his hair. Really, it all runs together.

Young boy's parents are killed in a plane crash. I think he survives, is raised by a reclusive old martial-arts guy who already has a son. Martial-arts guy gives the sacred family sword to his adopted son rather than his biological son.

Biological son takes exception to this, becomes Real Bad Guy, and makes our hero's life a living heck on earth, luring him to a martial arts tournament, and forcing him to fight.

There, now I've dredged it up again. Are you happy now?

Kevin Hogan

Smithee Award Nominations

"Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
A Man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do. I Think. "It is my giri, that which I must do, and it is right because it is what I must do..."	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Best One-Liner
Nice Hat Samurai walks into the arena to face his challenger (a Swede wearing furs and a huge horned helmet). The challenger is roaring to the crowd, the crowd is cheering back, and the samurai walks up calm and stoically, looks at the Swede, and says, "Nice hat."	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

"Whoops!"
This Reflects Badly on Production Values Behold! The amazing color-changing plane that also reflects crew members in its windows!	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

"WHAT?!"
I Am Rubber, You Are Glue... Our hero used his sword to bat away a thrown sword, which then flies back and impales the person who threw it.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Sam Firstenberg	Director of the "classics" American Ninja and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
David Bradley	Andrew "Drew" Collins	Martial arts meatbag who plays Caucasian ninjas, samurai, cyborgs, etc.
Mark Dacascos	Kenjiro Sanga	Known as "The Chairman's Nephew" on "Iron Chef America" and as the super- assassin Zero in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.
Valarie Trapp	Janet Ward	Valerie in Happy Gilmore.
Rex Ryon	Ed Harrison	Warehouse Security Guard in Beverly Hills Cop; Jay MacDonald in Fatal Vision.
Melissa Hellman	Samantha
John Fujioka	Tatsuya Sanga	Parts in American Ninja, Mortal Kombat, and Pearl Harbor.


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