Samurai (2002)

A descendant of a cursed, ancient clan, is investigating the gruesome murder of a video game designer.

Director:

Giordano Gederlini

Writers:

Alexandre Coquelle (as Matt Alexander), Giordano Gederlini

Stars:

Cyril Mourali, Maï Anh Le, Yasuaki Kurata

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cyril Mourali	...	Marco
Maï Anh Le	...	Akemi
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Commissaire Fujiwara Morio
Saïd Serrari	...	Nadir
Santi Sudaros	...	Kodeni
Dara-Indo Oum	...	Nakatomi
Kevin Peracini	...	Leo
Hidetoshi Nakahashi	...	Le Samourai
Yusuke Hirayama	...	Inspecteur Endo
Pascal Gentil	...	Nabil
Omar Sy	...	Tyson
Onochi Seietsu	...	Police Scientifique
Tsuyu Shimizu	...	Fille du Samourai (as Tsuyu Bridwell)
Ravindra Ngo	...	Kenji-X
Masahiro Endo	...	Jeune Policier

Storyline

Half a century ago, a Japanese family summoned a demon known as Kodeni to dispose of its adversaries. Once the killing was done, the family was cursed. Now, Tokyo Police Inspector Fujiwara is investigating the murder of a video game designer. The investigation leads him to a frightening discovery - the same lethal demon is about to be reborn. Fujiwara must travel to Paris and kill this unborn child who is the reincarnation of Kodeni and who threatens to destroy the world.

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Plot Keywords:

demon | one word title | fight in the restroom | woman raped by demon | swimming pool | 

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality

User Reviews

I knew it was going to suck, but I rented it anyway...

My video store has been getting in an increasing amount of these types of movies in. What I mean by "these types" of movies: Movies that you just can't resist picking up of the shelf as you laugh to yourself about how stupid you KNOW it would be, and then you put it back on the shelf never to ever rent it. BUT, last night we rented one of these movies, and it happened to be Samouraïs. This movie had every bit of stupid plot, lame characters, and cheesy action you could ask for. However, I will say this, the fight choreography was actually decent, and some of the f/x were ok too. But as a whole, this movie bites bigtime. So, if you are like me, and you sometimes just have to rent a lamer like this to get a laugh, rent Samouraïs. 3/10

Details

Country:

Spain France Germany

Language:

French Japanese

Release Date:

19 June 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Samourai: Athanatos ektelestis

Filming Locations:

Anduze, Gard, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,057,035

Company Credits

Production Co:

CP Medien AG, Canal Plus Ecriture, Canal+

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1