Samurai Cop

About Samurai Cop

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.

Samurai Cop is a 1991 comedy crime film directed by Amir Shervan. Its themes are exploitation, buddy cop, samurai, and katana.

Mathew Karedas takes the lead as Joe Marshall, Mark Frazer as Frank Washington, Cranston Komuro as Fooj Fujiyama, and Robert Z'Dar as Yamashita. Released in November 1991, it runs 96 minutes.

The screenplay is by Amir Shervan. It streams on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Eternal Family, and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Last Samurai, Rush Hour, and Lethal Weapon make useful companions to Samurai Cop. TMDB voters put it at 4.5 out of 10 across 217 votes and it carries a R rating.