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Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 83.6 / 100
2001·Action / Adventure / Animation·1h 10m

SAMURAI JACK: THE PREMIERE MOVIE

A small boy is sent away from his village. He is to be trained as a samurai warrior and return to fight the evil shapeshifter, Aku, who has wreaked havoc throughout the village. His skills honed, the warrior attempts a return to his home, but winds up in a future time landscape. Here, the locals call the stranger, a sort of Dirty Harry kung fu loner, "Jack" and assist him in his path homeward. This is the original feature length presentation that kicked off the SAMURAI JACK phenomenon on the Cartoon Network.

Above the Line
Genndy Tartakovsky·DirectorGenndy Tartakovsky·WriterPaul Rudish·WriterJoel Valentine·Sound DesignerPaul Douglas·Editor
Cast
Phil LaMarr·Samurai Jack (voice)Mako·Aku (voice)Sab Shimono·The Emperor (voice)Rob Paulsen·Rothchild/Cole Lampkin/Lizor (voice)Jeff Bennett·Alien/McDuffy/Dreyfuss/Leader/Dog #2 (voice)Jennifer Hale·Girl/Waitress (voice)Kevin Michael Richardson·Brobot/Bouncer/Vada 2 (voice)
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Genndy Tartakovsky·Director
Writing· 2
Genndy Tartakovsky·WriterPaul Rudish·Writer
Editing· 1
Paul Douglas·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Joel Valentine·Sound DesignerJoel Valentine·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 2
Scott Wills·Art DirectionDan Krall·Art Direction
Production· 4
Genndy Tartakovsky·Executive ProducerBrian A. Miller·Supervising ProducerDiana Ritchey·Associate ProducerCollette Sunderman·Casting
By the Numbers
83.6
OF 100
Master Score
8.6
OF 10
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