Samurai Cop

Samurai Cop (1991)

You have the right to remain silent—dead silent.

When Japanese organized crime imbeds itself within LA, the police turn to one man to take down the deadly Yakuza — Joe Marshall, aka "The Samurai." With his fearless swagger and rock hard jaw, The Samurai tears a two-fisted hole through the mob and doesn't stop until the job is done.

Date of release
1991-11-30
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (219)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Director
Amir Shervan
Collection
Samurai Cop Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Los Angeles

Samurai Cop is a 1991 American direct-to-video action film written, co-produced, and directed by Amir Shervan and starring Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon, and Mark Frazer. It has attained a cult following.

Production

The film moved into production within a week of Amir Shervan and ex-Sylvester Stallone bodyguard Matt Hannon's first meeting. Upon walking into Shervan's office for the first time, Hannon was told he was perfect and immediately handed the full script for the film. Despite the film being titled Samurai Cop, Hannon had no experience with weapons training, and all of his formal practice would be classified as mixed martial arts.

Filming took place over several months, starting in June 1990. When actor Hannon had considered shooting to be finished, he had his hair cut short, only to be told that further shooting was to be done. Shervan obtained a lady's wig for the actor, which appears in several close-up shots throughout the film.Hannon stated that he and several other actors became frustrated with the dialogue in the film, while also expressing frustration at the lack o…

Amir Shervan could not afford lighting for night shoots, so the entire film is set during the day. Shervan also only had access to a handful of prop firearms, with the same Ruger GP100 and Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolvers reappearing in the hands of multiple characters, whereas Joe's Taurus PT92 pistol is exclusive to a single character. Actors also wore their own clothes and drove their own cars.

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