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Samurai Jack tells the story of an ancient warrior who is determined to overthrow the evil reign of the shape-shifting wizard Aku. In the distant past, a young boy witnesses his society's overthrow at the hands of an evil sorcerer. The boy's father sends him away to study with the world's foremost scholars and to be trained in the martial arts. With his mind and body sharply honed, he returns home to vanquish Aku and end his terrible reign. As he is about to strike the coup de grace, the wizard thrusts the warrior through a time portal. Samurai jack tells the story of an ancient warrior who is determined to overthrow the evil reign of the shape-shifting wizard Aku. In the distant past, a young boy witnesses his society's overthrow at the hands of an evil sorcerer. The boy's father sends him away to study with the world's foremost scholars and to be trained in the martial arts. With his mind and body sharply honed, he returns home to vanquish Aku and end his terrible reign. As he is about to strike the coup de grace, the wizard thrusts the warrior through a time portal. He lands in a strange and dark future, where he quickly receives a name: Samurai Jack. Jack's only goal is to find a time portal so that he may return home and liberate his people. But the future is a very bleak place, segregated into fantastic tribes and policed by Aku's evil robot warlords. While seeking a way to return to his home, Samurai Jack encounters exotic civilizations, strange cultures, unusual creatures, and modern urban landscapes with all their trappings, such as flying cars, huge skyscrapers and even techno music. Through it all, Jack relies upon his training as a warrior, combining intellect, restraint and physical strength, to help him along the way. A man of few words, Jack speaks mostly with his expressive eyes. SAMURAI JACK features elements of humor along with innovative action sequences, dazzling artistry and a riveting musical score. He lands in a strange and dark future, where he quickly receives a name: Samurai Jack. Jack's only goal is to find a time portal so that he may return home and liberate his people. But the future is a very bleak place, segregated into fantastic tribes and policed by Aku's evil robot warlords. While seeking a way to return to his home, Samurai Jack encounters exotic civilizations, strange cultures, unusual creatures, and modern urban landscapes with all their trappings, such as flying cars, huge skyscrapers and even techno music. Through it all, Jack relies upon his training as a warrior, combining intellect, restraint and physical strength, to help him along the way. A man of few words, Jack speaks mostly with his expressive eyes.
