
British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.
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James Wright

Benjiro Ito

Gabriel Villanueva

Captain Collins

The Beard

Jonesy

Corporal Hirano

Captain Endo

Theresa

Japanese Soldier
The Greek
Louis Mandylor
Marc Clebanoff
Brandon Menchen, Marc Clebanoff, Brennan Lane, Doris Pfardrescher








9/22/2025
"Prisoner of War" is a basic war movie with a martial arts theme that expands upon the antagonism and martial competition between a Western prisoner of war and his Japanese jailers. I felt this film could have built upon the core concept of a sort of camp kumite (martial arts tournament) but instead it leads into a watered down great escape scenario. Acting is reasonable and action is mostly well done. In summary, a basic war, martial arts film. Worth a look.
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