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American Samurai is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Sam Firstenberg released in USA on 3 march 1993 with David Bradley
American Samurai (1992)
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Add to a movie listAmerican Samurai is a martial-arts action film, starring David Bradley and Mark Dacascos and produced by Cannon Films. The movie was filmed in Turkey and released in the U.S. in 1992. This movie represents the first major role for actor Mark Alan Dacascos.
Synopsis
After a plane crash in the Japanese mountains, its only survivor—a baby named Andrew—is adopted by a samurai master. Andrew, along with the samurai's son, Kenjiro, are trained in the warrior’s way. Andrew excels in his training and soon surpasses his stepbrother’s skills. Kenjiro's jealousy pushes him to join the Yakuza, where he takes the Mafia oath and forsakes the moral values of the samurai’s code. He leaves his father’s home, swearing to one day take revenge on his brother.Actors
David Bradley
(Andrew 'Drew' Collins)
David Bradley
(Drew Collins)
Marc Dacascos
(Kenjiro Sanga)
John Fujioka
(Tatsuya Sanga)
Antony Szeto
(Phan-Xu)
Dion Lam
(Haing Yi / Lee)
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