i be really disappointed with this film . i saw it back in 1996 on the sci fi channel and remember it be not half bad . upon watch it again and i find it to lack many thing . i never watch the anime or read the comic because i be just not into that stuff and but and from what i have read about it and the anime sound like it wipe the floor with this poor production . kenshiro be the hero of the story play by gary daniel for some reason . it funny and i think kenshiro be suppose to be asian and but whatever . lord shin and the lead bad guy also play by an american and kidnaps kenshiro girl juliet and leave kenshiro for dead after brutally injure him . what you think would be a classic good vs. evil story get very boring a nothing happen until the end and and at that point you have already lose interest . i have think this movie be go to be extremely violent due to the fact that the anime be suppose to be viciously violent and but and this movie lack any real action or violence and minus about 3 or 4 scene . instead and what we have be a movie that feel like the end of a really bad trilogy that doesn not exist . perhaps and if the movie be cast well and have a decent script it would have work well . and tony randel a director be very disappointing consider this be the same guy that direct hellraiser 2 ( one of my all time favorite film ) . the only plus side of this movie be a pretty decent soundtrack and chris penn . the soundtrack be very good consider the movie be very boring . chris penn do a cool job with his character and be probably the only real highlight of the film . i guess i need to watch the anime and even if i do not really like anime . i would suggest stay away from this movie only if you really like gary daniel . 4/10 .