Samurai Cop
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| Directed by | Amir Shervan |
| Produced by |
Orlando Corradi Amir Shervan |
| Written by | Amir Shervan |
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| Music by | Alan DerMarderosian |
| Cinematography | Peter Palian |
| Edited by | Ruben Zadurian Amir Shervan |
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Hollywood Royal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Demel International Corporation Cinema Epoch |
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Samurai Cop is a 1991 direct-to-video action film, directed, produced, and written by Amir Shervan. The film stars Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon, and Mark Frazer. The film was never released theatrically, but has attained a cult following.
When a renegade Japanese gang known as the Katana take control of the cocaine trade in Los Angeles the LAPD transfer in a Samurai Cop from the SDPD to help tackle the problem. Joe Marshall has been trained by the masters in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese, but dresses like a commoner.
An attempted bust meets with failure after a bizarre car chase leads to multiple deaths and the only witness burned and unable to testify. Katana boss Fuj Fujiyama orders the injured Katana member to be executed and his head displayed on a piano to remind all functioning Katana members of their code of silence. Joe and his partner Frank confront the Katana at the Carlos'n Charlie's restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and attempt to reprimand them into obeying the law. When that fails Fujiyama's right-hand man Yamashita wages war in the parking lot, executing his own men who fail to subdue Joe and Frank, thus maintaining the code of silence.
Joe then stalks Fujiyama's girlfriend Jennifer and seduces her while several of his police comrades are tortured and killed by the Katana gang who are looking for him. Unable to contain his anger any longer commanding officer Captain Rohmer sanctions an assassination of every single Katana gang member. Joe and Frank head to Fujiyama's compound and gun down every living person and a final sword battle between Joe and Yamashita ends the reign of terror. To celebrate, Joe once more has sexual intercourse with Jennifer.
Filming took place over several months, starting in June 1990. When actor Hannon had considered shooting to be finished, he had his hair cut short, only to be told that further shooting was to be done. Director Shervan obtained a wig for the actor, which can be seen in several close up shots throughout the movie.
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