American Samurai (1992)
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Directors
Sam Firstenberg
Cast
David Bradley, Mark Dacascos, Valarie Trapp, Rex Ryon, Melissa Hellman
The story
Samurai master Tatsuya Sanga adopts a baby named Andrew Collins who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Japanese mountains. Andrew and the samurai's son, Kenjiro, are trained in the warrior’s way. Andrew excels and soon surpasses his stepbrother.
Genres
Action, Martial-Arts, action film, martial arts film
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