Second Samurai (Hok's Museum guard)

poised confrontational composed professional eager

Second Samurai, a Japanese samurai guarding the gilded headpiece in Hok’s Museum in Shanghai, confronts Indiana Jones in a whip-versus-sword duel. After Indy shoots a charging samurai, this samurai strikes from the side, slamming his sword to knock a pistol from Indy’s grip and nearly sever his fingers. He steps forward with sword raised, poised and unperturbed, trading fast, face-level slashes and nimble footwork against Indy's low feints. Indy's trap ultimately succeeds: the whip snaps up, wraps his neck, and strangles him dead. Skilled, focused, and composed, he falls to superior tactics.

3 appearances

Museum Artifact Protection

Also known as: Japanese Samurai, Samurai

Second Samurai …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Headpiece Inspection and Samurai Ambush

Calmly confrontational and composed, treating the moment as a formal contest rather than panic-driven violence.

After the first attacker is blasted back, the Second Samurai strikes from the side, knocking Indy's pistol brutally out of his hand and nearly severing his fingers; he then steps …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Whip vs. Blade in Hok’s Museum

Calmly focused and professional—dispassionate about violence, viewing the confrontation as an honorable, pure contest.

The Second Samurai slips in from the side, times a downward blow to strike Indy’s pistol from his hand with brutal precision, nearly severing Indy’s fingers; he then steps forward …

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Feint and Fatal Wrap

Alert and concentrated during defense; momentarily overfocused on a repeated pattern, which leaves him vulnerable to a deceptive change and results in shock as death occurs.

The samurai responds with disciplined, economical defense: lightning cuts at the leather and nimble hops over feints, concentrating on the whip's repeated low arcs until a sudden upward snap traps …

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