Michelle Yeoh as Yuki, an optimistic female Persian cat who is Emiko's mother.Djimon Hounsou as Sumo, a giant, dim-witted, yet philosophical tabby cat, based on Mongo from Blazing Saddles.Gabriel Iglesias as Chuck, a clumsy calico cat.Aasif Mandvi as Ichiro, a slim tuxedo cat.George Takei as Ohga, a muscular Manx cat who is the leader of Ika Chu's army, based on Taggart from Blazing Saddles.Le Petomane from Blazing Saddles, of which Brooks also played Mel Brooks as Toshi, an empathetic British shorthair who is the shōgun of Kakamucho.Ricky Gervais as Ika Chu, a warmongering Somali cat, based on Hedley LaMarr from Blazing Saddles.Jackson as Jimbo, Hank's reluctant tuxedo cat sensei who trains him to become a samurai, based on Jim the Waco Kid from Blazing Saddles Michael Cera as Hank, a bumbling beagle who aspires to be a samurai, based on Sheriff Bart from Blazing Saddles.In a post-credits scene, a now imprisoned and sulking Ika Chu consoles himself that at least he will not have a part in a sequel. Hank and Jimbo continue to train in their own time, with their relationship mended. Hank however, feels that he is not entirely ready, so he ends up giving the position to Emiko, a kitten who also desires to be a samurai. With Kakamucho saved, the impressed Shogun decides to appoint Jimbo as the new samurai, but he gives the position to Hank. Hank warns the Kakamucho townspeople of the incoming flood, and leads them in the digging of a channel to safely divert the water around the town. Hank chases Ika Chu to his palace, where he fights him on his giant jade toilet, which overflows and threatens to flood the town. Ohga accidentally exposes Ika Chu's plan to him, causing Ika Chu to flee. The Shogun arrives, who questions the fighting. When the raiders attack the fake town and its population of dummies, which have been booby-trapped with dynamite, Hank ignites the bombs and the townspeople attack the thugs. The townspeople then build a perfect paper copy of the town and themselves as a diversion. Hank returns to Kakamucho, and explains his plan to defeat Ika Chu's army. Upon hearing about Sumo's escape, Ika Chu recruits an army of thugs to get rid of Kakamucho for good. Jimbo, meanwhile, attempts to storm Ika Chu's palace in hopes to free Sumo, who was captured by Ika Chu's goons. Hank returns to a devastated town and, after a heated argument with Jimbo, he decides to go home, but an origami figure of himself reminds him of his samurai oath. Ika Chu takes Hank to a private nightclub, in order to distract him as his thugs trash Kakamucho. The townspeople see Hank as a hero, but his newfound popularity ends up going to Hank's head, and he neglects his training, which causes a fallout between him and Jimbo. While training with Jimbo, Hank manages to subdue Sumo, an immensely strong, dim-witted, yet philosophical henchman that Ika Chu sent to drive out the townspeople quicker. Ika Chu, hoping to offend the townspeople, decides to appoint Hank, a dog prisoner about to be executed, as Kakamucho's samurai.Īfter an initial hostile reception, Hank relies on the assistance of Jimbo, a catnip-addled samurai who reluctantly agrees to train him, in order to overcome the townspeople's hostility. The townspeople demand that the Shogun appoint a new samurai to protect them after the previous one flees. Hoping to get rid of it, Ika Chu plans to force Kakamucho's residents to abandon their town by sending a gang of thugs led by his second-in-hand Ohga to trash the town. However, it resides right next to the impoverished village of Kakamucho. In a land inspired by feudal Japan and entirely inhabited by cats, Ika Chu, a conniving high ranking official of the land's Shogun, desires to expand his giant palace. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, as it grossed over $21 million worldwide against a $45 million budget. It eventually premiered on Jin Los Angeles and was theatrically released in the United States on July 15, 2022, by Paramount Pictures under the Nickelodeon Movies imprint. The film was scheduled to be released in 2017, but was delayed several times, mainly due to distributor changes and the COVID-19 pandemic. It features the voices of Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, and Samuel L. The film is a loose remake of the 1974 live-action film Blazing Saddles. Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is a 2022 computer-animated martial arts comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff, Mark Koetsier, and Chris Bailey (in Koetsier and Bailey's feature directorial debut).
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