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Plot

Rutger Hauer plays a blinded Vietnam vet who also happens to be an expert swordsman. Twenty years after the war, Hauer finds himself waist-deep in gangsters when he tries to help the son (Brandon Call) of an old army buddy. Along the way, he reforms an ex-comrade in arms (Terrance O'Quinn) who was responsible for the accident that blinded him. Based on a series of Japanese films about a blind samurai (released under the blanket title of Zatoichi).
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
86min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/16/1990
DVD Release Date:
12/28/2004
Distributor(s):
Tri-Star Pictures
Director(s):
Phillip Noyce
Starring:
Rutger Hauer , Brandon Call , Terry O'Quinn , Lisa Blount , Noble Willingham
Themes:
Living With Disability,Obsessive Quests,Heroic Mission,Righting the Wronged
Tone:
Angry,Forceful,Rousing,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
Zen-master,blindness [physical],gangster,handicap,kidnapping,martial-arts,on-the-run,sharpshooter,veteran [military]
Country of Origin:
USA (03-16-1990)
Language:
English