Based on a wildly popular Japanese comic book, this neo-Fascist meditation on the divine right of martial artists is unyieldingly boring.
Wandering warrior Kenshiro "Ken" (Gary Daniels), coached by his dead but still-psychic father Ryuken (Malcolm McDowell), eschews mere vengeance. He would much rather eradicate post-apocalyptic dissension between the Northern Star and Southern Star factions of the kingdom.
Flashbacks reveal that Ken was literally ripped apart by ruthless Southern Star warlord Shin (Costas Mandylor), who has unbalanced the cosmic order by pitting the Northern and Southern contingents against each other. Having healed his seven wounds, Ken ini...
Released:
1996
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins