Rick, a down-and-out boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman.
Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, and joins his cause.
He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
When you watch this, for some reason you cannot help but think about The Last Samurai. A 'foreigner' joins a group, shut out from the world, and learns and gradually respects their ways.
Other than that, its a fairly brutal movie, but unfortunately, due to Glenn being miscast, the film fails on many levels. Glenn is a great actor, but an action star he is not, and when you see him running during set pieces, its laughable.
Mifune is their because he adds a little gravitas, and the other brother wears a suit because hey! It's a sign of the times.
Many have stated that this is a fantastic movie, and it appears to have a cult following, it a decapitation cannot justify this status.
And the supposedly powerful death with the chap in the wheelchair, is sadly hilarious.
Watch Enter The Ninja instead, at least its a little tongue in cheek.
Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, and joins his cause.
He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
When you watch this, for some reason you cannot help but think about The Last Samurai. A 'foreigner' joins a group, shut out from the world, and learns and gradually respects their ways.
Other than that, its a fairly brutal movie, but unfortunately, due to Glenn being miscast, the film fails on many levels. Glenn is a great actor, but an action star he is not, and when you see him running during set pieces, its laughable.
Mifune is their because he adds a little gravitas, and the other brother wears a suit because hey! It's a sign of the times.
Many have stated that this is a fantastic movie, and it appears to have a cult following, it a decapitation cannot justify this status.
And the supposedly powerful death with the chap in the wheelchair, is sadly hilarious.
Watch Enter The Ninja instead, at least its a little tongue in cheek.