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Sensei (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 103 mins

  • Director: Diana Lee Inosanto
  • Writer: Diana Lee Inosanto
  • Producer: Craig Ayers; Sal Baldomar

CGiii Comment

The Karate Kid goes gay - courtesy of Bruce Lee's god-daughter - who writes, directs and acts.

And. it's all a little overwrought, unsophisticated and deeply flawed with some seriously ropey acting.

BUT...it does have a great big heart - and that's not always a bad thing.


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The(ir) Blurb...

After punks at school hand him multiple savage beatings, gay teen McClain Evans, discreetly begins martial arts training with Karen O'Neil, a mysterious woman who had her own cross to bear with the prejudiced and bigoted small town community. As McClain learns to defend himself from hatred and bigotry, the student and his teacher expose several raw nerves in their rural Colorado community.

Cast & Characters

Diana Lee Inosanto as Karen O'Neil;
Keith David as Minister;
Louis Mandylor as Mark Corey;
Tzi Ma as Buddhist Monk;
Sab Shimono as Taki Nakano;
Emily Kuroda as Flora Nakano;
Michael O'Laskey II as McClain Evans;
Mark McGraw as Rick Beard;
Michael Yama as Yori Nakano;
Tim Lounibos as Simon O'Neil;
Bryan Frank as Peter O' Neil;
Michael Hake as Gary O'Neil;
Gina Scalzi as Annie Evans;
Jonathan Camp as Craig Beard;
Germaine De Leon as Darrel Garcia