An American businessman visiting Nagoya, Japan, meets a woman in a hotel bar. Returning to her room, 3 ninjas kill her and wound him, but he sees the ninja boss' face. Now, he's the prime target of a dangerous ninja cult.
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Title: The Hunted (1995)
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Cast
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| Christopher Lambert | ... | Paul Racine | |
| John Lone | ... | Kinjo | |
| Joan Chen | ... | Kirina | |
| Yoshio Harada | ... | Takeda Sensei | |
| Yôko Shimada | ... | Mieko Takeda | |
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Mari Natsuki | ... | Junko |
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Tak Kubota | ... | Oshima |
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Masumi Okada | ... | Lt. Wadakura |
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Tatsuya Irie | ... | Hiryu |
| Michael Warren | ... | Chase | |
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Bart Anderson | ... | John |
| James Saito | ... | Nemura | |
| Seth Sakai | ... | Dr. Otozo Yamura | |
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Toshishiro Obata | ... | Ryuma |
| Ken Kensei | ... | Sujin | |
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Paul is on a business trips to Nagoya, as a computer-chip executive from New York, when he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman. Later, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, inadvertently interrupting an assassination by a feared Ninja-cult. As he is now the only man to have seen the face of the cult's warrior-leader and lived, he soon realizes that he is facing a markedly foreshortened life-expectancy. Teaming up with a friendly samurai couple, on a two-centuries-old blood-feud with the Ninja, he struggles to survive. Finally, recuperating on an island-fortress, he learns swordsmanship, and perhaps, a little about courage, honor, love, and loyalty. The requisite final confrontation is rife with bloody swordplay and spectacular martial-arts action sequences. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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He's trapped in a world where killing is an art and revenge is an obsession See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong bloody ninja violence and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Exterior shots of the train were filmed on location on Japan, however, the interior shots were filmed on a set at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, B.C. The scenery rushing by outside the windows was simulated using large rotating drums with "blurred" scenery painted on it. See more »Goofs
While Takeda is speaking with Oshima about making a new sword, a Stellar's Jay can be heard in the background. Stellar's Jays are a bird found in North America, and are not found in Japan. See more »Crazy Credits
Pre-credits title: "One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind, by day & by night ... the fact that he has to die."- Daidoji Yuzan
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The 1996 UK video version was cut by 12 secs to remove all footage of Japanese throwing stars. The cuts were waived in 2001. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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24 February 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,723,495, 26 February 1995Gross USA:
$6,609,661Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,609,661Company Credits
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Samurai flicks may be considered a guilty pleasure, but this one is well worth watching.
It is not a Toshiro Mifune classic, but it features plenty of Samurai action and lots of blood is spilled.
Christopher Lambert (Highlander I, II, and III; Mortal Kombat) plays an American businessman who picks up an extremely lovely Joan Chen (Lust, Caution; Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl) in a bar and they have a pleasurable time before ninjas arrive to kill her for a transgression. The leader, John Lone (The Last Emperor, Year of the Dragon) is identified and the hunt begins.
The businessman enlists the help of super Japanese actor Yoshio Harada and Yôko Shimada (Shogun and "Shogun"). What he doesn't realize ifs the Samurai isn't really interested in helping, he just wants to do battle with the Ninja.
It's fast paced and exciting with enough exploitation to make it special.