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Sakazuki

Two agency assassins cross blades in an empty bar when they find they're on the same gig.

  • Walker Whited
    Director
    By Night's End
  • Dmani Q. Williams
    Writer
  • Sean McCane
    Producer
    By Night's End
  • Ryan Dennett-Smith
    Producer
    By Night's End
  • Dmani Q. Williams
    Key Cast
    "Djimon"
  • Daniel Kwanghwee Choi
    Key Cast
    "Horio"
  • Brittany Lee McDonald
    Key Cast
    "Bartender"
  • Woon Young Park
    Key Cast
    "The Handler"
    Cradle 2 the Grave / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 6, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rome International Film Festival
    Rome, Georgia
    United States
    November 2, 2024
    Jury Award Winner
  • Southern Shorts Awards
    Roswell, Georgia
    United States
    November 23, 2024
    Action/Adventure Winner, Best Director/Editing/Cinematography
  • TMFF - September

    United States
    September 30, 2024
    Best Director/Editor/Composer/Runner Up - Film of the Month
Director Biography - Walker Whited

Walker is an editor and co-owner of the Atlanta based post production company W Squared Media that has posted numerous Tubi Originals. When not editing for others, Walker directs his own projects including numerous shorts with his first feature film "By Night's End" having been released in October of 2020.

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Director Statement

Sometimes I feel like most shorts you see are entirely based on budget and life experiences.
What do you have? An apartment.
What do you want to talk about? This societal issue.
And then we proceed to watch two people sit in an apartment and talk for 10 minutes about depressing real world events.
When I watch something, I just want to watch something cool and be taken away from real life for a moment. So hopefully Sakazuki does just that. It takes us into a world unlike our own, of deadly assassins clashing swords together.
Yes, if we had the money and resources we probably would have blown something up.