American Samurai (1992) 1n3441

American Samurai: Directed by Sam Firstenberg. With David Bradley, Mark Dacascos, Valarie Trapp, Rex Ryon. An American reporter teams up with a martial arts expert, whose half-brother is a “yakuza” – Japanese mafia – drug dealer to battle swordsmen from around the world in a Turkish arena.

“Simultaneously the best and worst film of all time. More cheesy, cliche-ridden martial-arts mayhem and a very gory film indeed. If you enjoy this kind of film, however, youu0026#39;ll love it for what it is – mindless entertainment, worthy to be ranked with the Van Damme films of the eighties. It also marks the debut of new u0026quot;Crowu0026quot; Mark Dacascos. Superb fun – but not to be taken too seriously…”