Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.
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Title: Samurai Cop (1991)
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| Robert Z'Dar | ... | Yamashita | |
| Mathew Karedas | ... | Joe Marshall (as Matt Hannon) | |
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Janis Farley | ... | Jennifer (as Jannis Farley) |
| Mark Frazer | ... | Frank Washington | |
| Melissa Moore | ... | Peggy Lee Thomas (as Melisa Moore) | |
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Cameron | ... | Female Henchwoman |
| Gerald Okamura | ... | Okamura | |
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Dale Cummings | ... | Capt. Rohmer |
| Cranston Komuro | ... | Fujiyama | |
| Joselito Rescober | ... | Costa Rican Waiter (as Joselito C. Rescober) | |
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Jerry Black | ... | Film Lab Henchman #2 |
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Orlando Quijano | ... | Burning Van Driver (as Ali Teymury) |
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James Waltz | ... | Tony the Lawyer |
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Reginald Williams | ||
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Tom Gleason | ... | Arm-Losing Henchman |
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Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.
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Joe Marshall, the samurai cop: It means "Japanese sword".
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The cast wears their own clothes and mostly drive their own cars. See more »Goofs
During the final shootout, Yamashita easily fires his short-barreled shotgun without firmly supporting the weapon with his other hand or bracing the stock against his shoulder. It is obvious that he is using low-powered stunt blanks, as a compact 12-gauge shotgun with full-power ammunition is very difficult to control when fired in this manner. See more »Quotes
Frank Washington: What does "katana" mean?Joe Marshall, the samurai cop: It means "Japanese sword".
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30 November 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Samurai Cop See more »Filming Locations:
Carlos And Charlie's, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$384,756Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$384,756Company Credits
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A womanizing super samurai cop and his black side-kick go after the Yakuza.This film is bad..REALLY bad, it's also pretty damn funny. Matt Hannon stars as the samurai cop who looks more like a gay poolboy in the best movie of his long varied career of one film. Robert Z'dar (Maniac Cop) is the right-hand man of the bad guy. Definately a guilty pleasure movie with it's jaw-droppingly insanely stupid dialog, the horrible "action", the unneeded flamingly gay waiter, and well you just have to see it for yourself.
My bad-movie grade: A
Media Blaster Dvd Extras: Joe Bob Brigg's intro and commentary!!! (which is GREAT); Robert Z'Dar Interview; Stills gallery;Trailers for "Sex Bomb" (which is awful), "Strike Me Deadly", "Blood Shack", and "Mission Kill Fast"
Eye Candy: ALL the main actoresses get topless and one gets fully nude