American Samurai (1992)

American Samurai (1992)

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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..."

Best One-Liner
Nice Hat American Samurai walks into the arena to face his challenger (a Viking 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 Viking, and says, "Nice hat."

"Whoops!"
This Reflects Badly on Production Values Behold! The amazing color-changing plane that also reflects crew members in its windows!

"WHAT?!"

I Am Rubber, You Are Glue...

Drew defeats his foster-brother Sango in combat, but refuses to kill him, but honorably honors his foe's request for ritual suicide. Then, like a dumbass, turns his back on him.

Of COURSE, the evil Sango takes advantage with a cheap shot. He hurls the sword at Our Hero...who then uses his own sword to bat it back and, with truly unbelievable precision, impales his nemesis.

Nuh-uh. No way. Shenanigans!

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	Dr. Newbury's assistant in Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out; Becca in Growing Up Thirty; part in Dark Seduction.
John Fujioka	Tatsuya Sanga	Parts in American Ninja, Mortal Kombat, and Pearl Harbor.


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