Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

A stylish, nearly silent animated adventure that blends samurai film cool with surreal sci-fi vistas, feeling both epic and lonely.

Directed by

Genndy Tartakovsky

Genres

Science fiction, Action, Animation

Starring

Phil LaMarr, Mako, Sab Shimono

Overview

A small boy is sent away from his village. He is to be trained as a samurai warrior and return to fight the evil shapeshifter, Aku, who has wreaked havoc throughout the village. His skills honed, the warrior attempts a return to his home, but winds up in a future time landscape. Here, the locals call the stranger, a sort of Dirty Harry kung fu loner, "Jack" and assist him in his path homeward. This is the original feature length presentation that kicked off the SAMURAI JACK phenomenon on the Cartoon Network.

How it feels

Eerie, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, survival, justice, power

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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