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Sakura Killers

1987 · 86 min

A no-frills martial-arts chase with stiff spy plotting, cheap thrills, and frequent fights that keep it mildly diverting.

Tagline
Evil Ninjas. Traitors to their art. Who will stop them and the deadly power they hold?
Overview
Chuck Connors stars in this routine martial arts feature as the Colonel. He sends agents Sonny (Mike Kelly) and Dennis (George Nichols) to Taiwan in search of microfilm containing experiments on genetic engineering. The agents soon find themselves up against Japanese killers known as the Sakura who plan to sell United States secrets to the Soviet Union. Sonny and Dennis train with a martial arts master in order to fight the enemy and obtain the coveted microfilm.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Dusty Nelson, Yu Wang
Starring
Chuck Connors, Mike Kelly, George Nicholas, Cara Casey, Manji Otsuki, Jack Long Shi-Chia
Runtime
86 min
Country
Taiwan, United States of America
Languages
English

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