John Fujioka, John Saxon, Lance Henriksen

A successful businessman searches for his Samurai ancestors in a war-torn African nation.

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R, 94 min.

Directed by: Paul Mayersberg

Release Date: February 28, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005

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  • June 15, 2008
    Duplicate title. I think I already rated this once.
  • February 27, 2006
    Hollywood takes a steaming load on what should have been a great epic. It demoralizes not only the way of the samurai but the spirit of it as well, as the ending provides the most Hollywood conclusion possible (what one might consider the exact opposite of the will of the Samurai...( read more)). Mayersberg has a gift, but he wastes it in this big action adventure.
  • September 16, 2009
    A fantastic movie I ever loved
  • August 17, 2009
    This is not the Tom Cruise movie. Quit bumping this recommendation!
  • June 26, 2009
    This is an excellent movie. The Samurai were a group of warriors who would give their lives to protect the Emporor of Japan, down to the last man. An American soldier, played by Tom Cruise, becomes one of these heros and was the sole survivor of a battle.
  • April 21, 2009
    i think it was a good movie but somehow im falling off the tom cruise fan club :S
  • January 8, 2009
    Worst creative writing license ever
  • May 30, 2008
    I actually cryed with this film thought it was "great"
  • April 23, 2008
    Gw sneng ma setiap setting, keren bgt. Trus adegan saat peperangan seru, malahan gw nangis:>

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