A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
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Rutger Hauer
Nick Parker
Terry O'Quinn
Frank Devereaux
Brandon Call
Billy Devereaux
Charles Cooper
Cobb
Noble Willingham
MacCready
Lisa Blount
Annie Winchester
Meg Foster
Lynn Devereaux
Sho Kosugi
The Assassin
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Slag
Nick Cassavetes
Lyle Pike
Director
Phillip Noyce
Screenplay
Charles Robert Carner
Tagline
"He's lucky he can't see what he's up against."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$2,700,000
Production
Interscope Communications, TriStar Pictures, Daniel Grodnik Productions
Wuchak
October 12, 2025
**_Rutger Hauer as a blind Vietnam vet and master swordsman_** This was inspired by the Japanese film “Zatoichi Challenged” (1967), but I’m sure Marvel’s Daredevil was an influence as well (the character debuted in early 1964 and so had been around for 25 years when this debuted). There’s also some influence from Eastwood’s “The Gauntlet.” It’s surprisingly good with fleshed out characters,...
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