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Watch The Seething New Teaser For The Global Release Of DARK SAMURAI Starring David Sakurai

Liza, The Fox Fairy co-star, Danish actor David Sakurai first came under my radar in 2013 with a fight sampler to headline his then latest move toward formidable action roles, and since then he’s landed a few notable blows; He currently has a role in director Thomas Eikrem’s long-awaited noir actioner, Le Accelerator, and gave an electrifying performance in Shaky Gonzalez’s meaty martial arts action short, Echoes Of A Ronin while his next step in the genre will be in Gun Woman helmer Mitsutake Kurando’s upcoming international revenge flick, Karate Kill opposite lead actor Hayate. Throughout all of this is the brewing patience for genre fans outside of film festival reach for Sakurai’s role in a more cerebral, revisionist look at historic samurai warrior, Japanese martial arts and philosophical staple, Miyamoto Musashi. For this, we turn to Sidney Lexi Plaut following previous shortfilm stints in 2005 and 2007, who has since […]

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Hypnotic Samurai Drama DARK SAMURAI Gets A New Teaser!

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Versatile actor David Sakurai is back with another step forward in immersing himself as an action star with writer and director Sidney Lexy Plaut‘s latest feature-length endeavor, Dark Samurai. The new film, produced by Adriana Filipczuk and executive produced by Lene Borglum (Only God Forgives), takes on a visually intense, arthouse-style approach to its multi-dimensional story focused on iconic samurai warrior and author Miyamoto Musashi. Sure, it’s a switch in gears for Sakurai following his electric performance in the martial arts action short, Echoes Of A Ronin, but presents an otherwise stunning and solid new look while stepping into more contemplative territory for its surreal setup. via Twitchfilm: Dark Samurai is inspired by the legend of Miyamoto Musashi, who was one of the most famous Japanese ronin and warrior philosophers. This alternate and very visual interpretation of the fate Musashi is brought into a mixture of a contemporary Yakuza underworld […]