The Hunted

The Hunted (1995)

He's trapped in a world where killing is an art and revenge is an obsession.

Paul Racine, a high-powered American business executive in Japan, is catapulted into a maze of danger and intrigue after he and his sexy companion are the targets of assassins hired by the ruthless Kinjo. To survive, Racine must join forces with a powerful samurai and together they will fight the force of evil in an awesome battle rooted in centuries of brutal conflict.

Date of release
1995-02-24
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (132)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Action, Drama, Thriller
Director
J.F. Lawton

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Nagoya, Japan, and Vancouver

The Hunted is a 1995 martial arts action-thriller film written and directed by J. F. Lawton in his mainstream directorial debut, and starring Christopher Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada and Yoko Shimada. Lambert plays Paul Racine, an American businessman who by accident earns the wrath of a modern-day ninja clan in Japan.

Production

The film was J.F. Lawton's mainstream directorial debut; he had earlier directed two low-budget films under a pseudonym. The Hunted had been one of his early scripts, written before he found success in Hollywood as the screenwriter of Pretty Woman (1990) and Under Siege (1992). On a budget of $25 million, the film was shot in Japan and Canada in the period from April 23 to June 30, 1994.

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