Samurai Cowboy

Samurai Cowboy is a film shot in conjunction with the Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation, and Monarch Home video. The film was shot in 1993 at Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. The film was directed by Canadian director Michael Keusch, who was born and bred in Calgary, Alberta. For the director Michael Keusch, a graduate of the film program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, the film was a chance to revisit the province he grew up in.[1]

Samurai Cowboy
Directed byMichael Keusch
Produced byMike Erwin
J. Max Kirishima
Written byDave Hunsaker
Rick Ponte
StarringHiromi Go
Catherine Mary Stewart
Robert Conrad
Matt McCoy
Conchata Ferrell
Distributed bySaban Entertainment
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The screenplay was written by Dave Hunsaker and Rick Pont, and was created with a budget of 2 million Canadian.[1] The film stars main character Hiromi Go as the Japanese business man turned cowboy. Also starring in the film was Robert Conrad, Matt McCoy, Catherine Mary Stewart and Conchata Ferrell.

Plot

The film follows a Japanese businessman named Yutaka Sato[1] (Hiromi Go), a workaholic who lives in Tokyo, Japan. After the death of his best friend from a heart attack due to permanent stress at work, Sato becomes disillusioned with the busy Tokyo lifestyle that he leads. Sato then decides to fulfill his lifelong dream of living in the Wild West in America, and moves to Montana to follow a childhood dream of becoming a cattle rancher.

In Montana, Sato meets a group of five cowboys that end up becoming his friend group. One is an old cowboy named Gabe McBride played by Robert Conrad, one is a cowgirl named Jessie Collins played by Catherine Mary Stewart, one is an Aboriginal cowboy who faces discrimination played by Byron Chief-Moon and a country singer cowboy played by Bradley M. Rapier.[2] Along the way these cowboys become his friends and help him fight against the evil Colt Wingate. Meanwhile, Sato meets a veterinarian, played by Catherine Mary Stewart, who becomes his love interest in the film.

However, once he arrives at the ranch he finds out it is due for demolition and the welcome he receives from the town is less than friendly. Cattle rancher Colt Wingate, played by Matt McCoy, is pitted against newcomer Sato[1] as Wingate wants to buy Sato's land in order to flood the valley and build a dam.[3] In the end, Sato wins against Colt Wingate and is able to fulfill his lifetime-long dream of living on a ranch in the Wild Wild West.

Cast

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 0%, based on 0 reviews. Audiences give the film a 50% rating, based on 672 reviews, with an average rating of 3.1/5.[5]

References
  1. Haeseker, Fred (November 14, 1992). "Samurai Cowboy: He's an idol in Japan but here in Alberta Hiromi Go is just an unknown actor in a low-budget film". Calgary Herald. ProQuest 244217816.
  2. Samurai Cowboy (1994), retrieved 2018-04-02
  3. Samurai Cowboy (1994), retrieved 2018-04-02
  4. Budd, David H. (2002). Culture Meets Culture in the Movies: An Analysis East, West, North and South, with Filmographies. Jefferson, North Carolina and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 62. ISBN 0-7864-1095-7.
  5. "Samurai Cowboy". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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