7.5
Empire of the Sun
1987
Fight to survive.
British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.
British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.
Scott AdkinsWing Commander James Wright
Peter ShinkodaLt. Col. Benjiro Ito
Michael CoponSgt. Gabriel Villanueva
Gabbi GarciaTheresa
Michael Rene WaltonThe Beard
Masanori MimotoCaptain Endo
Gary CairnsJonesy
Kashio AtsukiHiroshi
Shane KosugiCorporal Hirano
Kansuke AsanoShunsuke Ito
Donald CerroneCaptain Collins
Fitim KrasniqiThe Greek
Xin Sarith WukuThe Monster
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"Prisoner of War" is a basic war movie with a martial arts theme that expands upon the antagonism and martial competition between a Western prisoner of war and his Japanese jailers. I felt this film could have built upon the core concept of a sort of camp kumite (martial arts tournament) but instead it leads into a watered down great escape scenario. Acting is reasonable and action is mostly well done. In summary, a basic war, martial arts film. Worth a look.
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