The Sensei

The Sensei

95 mins | Drama, Action | May 4, 2008

Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.

The Sensei

95 mins | Drama, Action | May 4, 2008

The Sensei
Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Heitmann Entertainment, Zen Mountain
Original title The Sensei
Directors Dora Hopkins, Diana Lee Inosanto
Writers Diana Lee Inosanto

Cast

Diana Lee Inosanto

as Karen O'Neil

Michael O'Laskey II

as McClain Evans

Keith David

as Minister

Mark McGraw

as Rick Beard

Kerry Knuppe

as Brenda

Jeff Liu

as Matthew

Jonathan Camp

as Craig Beard

Ben Perkins

as Buck

Germaine De Leon

as Darrel

Gina Scalzi

as Annie Evans

Michael Yama

as Yori Nakano

Bryan Frank

as Peter O' Neil

Sab Shimono

as Taki Nakano

Madelon Guinazzo

as Jane Norton

Brad Thornton

as Larry - Black Belt

Lisa Dalton

as Jean Beard

Louis Mandylor

as Mark Corey

Sara N. Salazar

as Death

Jefferson Arca

as Pook

Tzi Ma

as Buddhist Monk

Erik Betts

as Kevin

Maiz Lucero

as Jessie

Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

as Deputy Sheriff Taylor

Esperanza Catubig

as Melody O'Neil

Mark Steven Grove

as Samurai #4

Emily Kuroda

as Flora Nakano

Vanessa Phoenix

as Activist

Heather Soon

as Adult Amy