Samurai 1945
“Innocently pronounced SAM-UR-I and means the Vilest Practices of Inhuman Beings!”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 78 minutes
- Director
- Raymond Cannon
- Network
- Cavalcade Pictures
- Where to Stream
- Cultpix
What is Samurai?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Samurai" (1945).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1945
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 78 minutes
- Release date
- Aug 24, 1945
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Cavalcade Pictures
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.5/10 from 2 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~78 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Cavalcade Pictures
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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "Samurai" (1945).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points.
Omit details not in the material.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Word Count: 150-190 words.
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Title: Samurai
Year: 1945
Release Date (US): 08/24/1945
Genres: War and Drama
Runtime: 1h 18m
Director: Raymond Cannon
Cast: Paul Fung, Luke Chan, David Chow, Barbara Wooddell
Synopsis: A young Japanese-American orphan in California is taken in by a priest who is actually a Japanese secret agent and a samurai warrior. Due to the samurai's training, the boy murders his English teacher, kills the American parents who have adopted him, smuggles Japanese secret plans into the country, and eventually becomes the governor of California with plans to infiltrate Japanese spies into the state so they can take over.
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Samurai is a 1945 war and
Should you watch it?
“A Japanese-American orphan trained by a secret agent samurai murders his teachers and adoptive parents.”
- Features a unique narrative involving a young Japanese-American orphan taken in by a priest who is a secret agent and samurai warrior.
- Explores high-stakes espionage involving smuggled Japanese secret plans into the country.
- Follows an unusual political trajectory as the protagonist rises to become the governor of California.
- The plot features dark elements including the murder of an English teacher and adoptive American parents.
Watch it if you are interested in a 1945 war and drama film about a samurai secret agent.
The tone and pacing reflect a 1945 war and drama film dealing with espionage and violent acts.
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Is Samurai (1945) worth watching?
It may appeal to viewers interested in 1945 war and drama films featuring espionage and samurai training plots.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 18 minutes.
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