Katana is a martial arts

Martial arts

Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....

 web series

Web series

A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...

 that premiered on January 7, 2009, on Strike.TV

Strike.TV

Strike.TV is an internet television website that was created during the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike. It is an online network of original programming produced by well-known Hollywood names...

, an internet network created by Hollywood writers during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....

 (WGA) strike. It is the first ever martial arts based internet television series by Hollywood professionals to debut on the internet.

Plot

In the pilot episode, John Koyama plays Toshiro Sato, a former Ninja

Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

 forced out of retirement to do the evil bidding of his older brother Kenji, played by action legend Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Okumoto

is an Japanese-American actor best known for his intimidating movie roles, such as Chozen in The Karate Kid, Part II.-Early life:...

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External links

• Strike.TV - Official site
• IMDB
• Myspace
• Fansite