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Black Samurai (1977)

Black Samurai poster
Directed by
Al Adamson
Genre
blaxploitation film, martial arts film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A black secret agent trained in martial arts goes on a mission to rescue a kidnapped woman. He uses his fighting skills and charisma to take on a villainous organization.

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What happens

Black Samurai is a 1977 American blaxploitation martial arts spy action adventure film directed by Al Adamson and starring Jim Kelly. Produced by BJLJ International, with Executive Producer Laurence Joachim and screenplay credited to B. Readick, with additional story ideas from Marco Joachim. The film is based on a novel of the same name, by Marc Olden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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