Black Samurai (1977)

Robert Sand, agent of D.R.A.G.O.N. (Defense Reserve Agency Guardian Of Nations), is playing tennis on his vacation with a beautiful black girl, when his commanding officers ask him to save a Chinese girl who happens to be Sand's girlfriend, and the daughter of a top Eastern Ambassador. The ransom for the abduction was the secret for a terrific new weapon - the freeze bomb - but the 'Warlock' ... See full summary »

Director:

Al Adamson

Writers:

B. Readick (screenplay), Marc Olden (novel),

Stars:

Jim Kelly, Bill Roy, Roberto Contreras

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Kelly	...	Robert Sand
Bill Roy	...	Janicot
Roberto Contreras	...	Chavez
Marilyn Joi	...	Synne
Essie Lin Chia	...	Toki Konuma
Biff Yeager	...	Pines
Charles Grant	...	Bone
Jace Khan	...	Jace
Erwin Fuller	...	Bodyguard
Peter Dane	...	Farnsworth
Felix Silla	...	Rheinhardt
Cowboy Lang	...	Himself
Little Tokyo	...	Himself
Jerry Marin	...	Shotgun Spiro
Alfonso Walters	...	Leopard Man

Storyline

Robert Sand, agent of D.R.A.G.O.N. Defense Reserve Agency Guardian Of Nations, is playing tennis on his vacation with a beautiful black girl, when his commanding officers ask him to save a Chinese girl named Toki who happens to be Sand's girlfriend, and the daughter of a top Eastern Ambassador. The ransom for the abduction was the secret for a terrific new weapon - the freeze bomb - but the 'Warlock' behind the deed is also into the business of drug dealing and Voodoo ritual murders. The search takes him from Hong Kong to California through Miami, and plenty of action, against bad men, bad girl, and bad animals.

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Plot Keywords:

tennis | warlock | murder | voodoo | drugs | 

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Taglines:

The Cool Master of Kung-Fu and Karate!

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Genres:

Action | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black Terminator

Filming Locations:

Haiti

Company Credits

Production Co:

BJLJ International Corp., Televentures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 82 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Kelly also choreographed the martial arts scenes.

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Goofs

When Sands is fighting Bone at the end the over-dubbing is never in sync. Neither of their mouths are moving at the right time, and the voices were obviously dubbed in later.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Robert Sand: I guess that's the end, huh?

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Connections

References The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

User Reviews

Poor Jim.....

In the 70s I enjoyed reading Marc Olden's "Black Samurai" novels, and I always wondered why the novels were never adapted for film. Well, it appears this awful film is supposed to be about Olden's Black Samurai, although Jim Kelly's character is NOTHING like the original Sand character fro the novel. The film is a disaster. It is so bad that it appears to be a parody akin to the "Fistful Of Yen" segment from KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE, although "Fistful Of Yen" is actually less funny than this.....thing. Absolutely appalling in every aspect.