Lone Samurai

2025

Action / Drama

13
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 4.7/10 10 589 589

samurai ronin remote island shipwrecked

Director

Josh C. Waller Photo
Josh C. Waller

Top cast

Sumire Ashina Photo
Sumire Ashina as Ahmya
Yayan Ruhian Photo
Yayan Ruhian as Witch
Faisal Rachman Photo
Faisal Rachman as Bone Thin
Shogen Photo
Shogen as Riku
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876.09 MB
1280*534
Japanese 2.0
R
Subtitles us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 37
1.76 GB
1920*800
Japanese 5.1
R
Subtitles us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 78
1.59 GB
1920*800
Japanese 5.1
R
Subtitles us  fr  
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by siderite 6 / 10

Decent, but flawed

This film does not deserve the hate I see in the comments. It's not perfect, but it has many good bits, too.The story is of a shipwrecked samurai on a island, learning to accept his past, present and himself. This part features really beautiful scenery, but fails to build the protagonist's character into anything sympathetic. Then, some cannibals capture him, leading to a conflict. Here I was expecting really cool fights, especially since Yayan Ruhian was involved, but unfortunately it all looked amateurish. It wasn't bad per total, but there were some particular scenes that required reshoots and no one bothered.I blame the writer/director, who should have planned better, shot better and edited better. As such it felt a bit like an exploitation flick.Bottom line: first part was slow, but better made, promising to truly know the character. Second part was a bit sloppier, promising a cathartic final battle. Unfortunately for the film, both disappointed. Overall a decent effort, but a subpar execution.
Reviewed by sotasmith 5 / 10

Engaging premise & concept, VERY FLAWED execution.

"Lone Samurai" has a compelling premise and concept. What if a battled wizened samurai was shipwrecked on an island of troglodyte cannibals?Immediately an exciting fever dream of "Green Inferno", "Bone Tomahawk", and "Mushasi Miymoto" teases real potential for something very special.This unique mishmash of cool elements initially hooks the viewer as the story arc starts out a samurai survival tale, then fades into fatalistic pilgrimage to build a torii gate for seppuku, then pivots to a final battle with cannibals. There are a few cool scenic shots of the samurai and island in the beginning of "Lone Samurai". That unfortunately is it.Those are the pros of "Lone Samurai".Unfortunately the movie fails to deliver on its ultra cool concept. The bad execution of this great story arc is greatly flawed. The lead is miserably miscast. Such a role needs the gravitas in the vein of Toshiro Mifune or Hiroyuki Sanada. The flashback scenes get old quick. The haiku feels like AI or ChatGP penned it.The sword choreography and fight scenes are abysmally lame, on par with weekend cosplay practice. The action rapidly devolves into sophomoric cheese.Hopefully some time in the future a better funded, better talented cast and crew which could produce a superior remake of "Lone Samurai'" as the story concept has real merit. What if the Netflix production team that helmed "Last Samurai Standing" had also made "Lone Samurai"? That would have been iconic.Rented and viewed on Prime for $5.99.
Reviewed by rpaleschi 4 / 10

Very Average

I'm basically posting this review to counteract the shameful self promotion review that already exists. Contrary to what that review states... This is not the best film ever made, neither is it comparable to John Wick.It's a reasonable 4/10 with a story line that gets going a bit late, after some non related childhood flashback scenes. There is action, which is ok but nothing special and the choreography is really noticeable.There are some good points and it's definitely not the worst movie you'll see. I love the premise of samurai Vs cannibals but it didn't deliver what I was going and won't rewatch it.Ok but nothing you haven't already seen.
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