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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
A lean, Japan-set pursuit thriller with an American outsider caught in an escalating conflict of blades, tradition and criminal power; it shares the stripped-down 1990s martial-arts intensity.
02
Why this pick
Its Japanese-American setting, yakuza adversaries and revenge-charged brotherhood give it a closely related direct-to-the-point action pulse, with the same era’s unapologetically pulpy style.
03
Why this pick
Jeff Speakman’s disciplined martial-arts hero faces a criminal organization in a brisk, old-school action story built around loyalty, training and forceful hand-to-hand fights.
04
Why this pick
A capable outsider is pulled into a dangerous underworld conflict, delivering the same compact early-1990s mix of martial-arts showcase, conspiracy and personal stakes.
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Why this pick
Another earnest 1990s martial-arts vehicle where a fighter’s code and training are central, with plentiful physical combat and a similarly straightforward, energetic momentum.
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01 / THE STORY
After a plane crash in the Japanese mountains, its only survivor—a baby named Andrew—is adopted by a samurai master. Andrew, along with the samurai's son, Kenjiro, are trained in the warrior’s way. Andrew excels in his training and soon surpasses his stepbrother’s skills. Kenjiro's jealousy pushes him to join the Yakuza, where he takes the Yakuza oath and forsakes the moral values of the samurai’s code. He leaves his father’s home, swearing to one day take revenge on his brother.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Drew Collins
Harrison
Kenjiro
Tatsuya
