Review of Samurai Spy (1965) by Jordan H — 07 Sep 2007

Great movie with great sword fighting scenes. However the story is a little hard to follow and the ending is not the greatest.

This review of Samurai Spy (1965) was written by Jordan H on 07 Sep 2007.

Samurai Spy has generally received positive reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 11 Nov 2007

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By Jason D (1,490) on 02 Jan 2008

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