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Samurai Cowboy (1993)

Samurai Cowboy poster
Directed by
Michael Keusch
Genre
adventure film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
G
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese businessman travels to Alberta and ends up working on a ranch. He learns cowboy skills and adjusts to a new way of life.

lightheartedgentlewhimsicaleasygoingscenicmildoutdoorsyquietly amusing

What happens

Samurai Cowboy is a film shot in conjunction with the Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation, and Monarch Home video. The film was shot in 1993 at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. The film was directed by Canadian director Michael Keusch. For the director Michael Keusch, a graduate of the film program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, the film was a chance to revisit the province he grew up in. The screenplay was written by Dave Hunsaker and Rick Pont, and was created with a budget of 2 million Canadian dollars. The film stars main character Hiromi Go as the Japanese business man turned cowboy. Also starring in the film were Robert Conrad, Matt McCoy, Catherine Mary Stewart and Conchata Ferrell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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