Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017)

Directed by

Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez, Rob Renzetti, Genndy Tartakovsky

Genre

science fiction, action, animation, fantasy, tv movie, adventure

Country

United States of America

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

NR

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A samurai prince is sent to a dystopian future by a shape-shifting demon and must find a way back to his own time to defeat it. He takes the name Jack and fights against evil forces while searching for a way home.

action-packedstylizedatmosphericmelancholichopefuldreamlikevisually lushpacing-varied

What happens

Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by animator Genndy Tartakovsky that aired on Cartoon Network from August 10, 2001, to September 25, 2004. The series follows a feudal Japanese prince trained to be a samurai warrior, who tries to destroy the supernatural evil being Aku to protect his homeland but is teleported into a distant future where Aku rules the world. The young man adopts the name "Jack" after an encounter with the youth of the future, and he embarks on a perpetual quest to return to his own time and undo Aku's tyranny. Samurai Jack aired for four seasons that span 52 episodes. A fifth season spanning 10 episodes premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on March 11, 2017, and concluded on May 20, 2017. All five seasons are available on Region 1 DVD. A compilation featuring the first three episodes was released as a stand-alone movie titled Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie on VHS and DVD on March 19, 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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