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How about naming this prequel "The Shogun"?
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You should connect with Rza from the Wu-Tang Clan! I think he got the rights to produce this movie. How about making a prequel instead? Make the backstory all about how Shonuff was the chosen one (similar to darth vadar), and how he got the "glow". There are so many opportunities with going this route! You can even connect the first black samurai of Japan to shonuff as his lineage.
Off the top of my head, I'm thinking that the story continues after shonuff's defeat. This takes him back to his origin of Japan where he reconnects with his old sensei and vows to live out his days as a monk. Sho could be made to be seen as a highly respected and powerful samurai in Japan...even after his defeat because of his lineage to the first black samurai. This can be the Segway to shonuff reminiscing about how he got the glow:
sho was the product of a military family that got stationed in Japan, and he was born and raised as a military brat in Tokyo. Sho got the "glow" at a very early age because of his unbelievable strength, knowledge, and pure heart...like his ancestors. This can be seen as a blessing and a curse because as he got older, he was both adored and feared by even the toughest gangsters. This influenced sho to become somewhat of a bully. Nevertheless, sho always adored and respected his sensei. Sho began to run with the toughest Japanese gangs like the yasuka, though he never commits to one particular gang. Nevertheless, he is still protected by the leader of the yazuka throughout his childhood; because of sho's lineage.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza
This could also be made as to how the yazuka got their name; from Yazuke, the first black samurai. This can still be a comedic drama with suspense. It can also be a great opportunity to cast sho's love interest; a very curvaceous and glamorous Japanese model similar to Hiromi Oshima. Anyhow, good luck with your project.
Why a prequel? Because of shonuff's first line in The Last Dragon about being back on the scene. That could be an opportunity to tell a story of sho losing the glow because of his character flaws, but then regaining the glow. Maybe he moves to New York, loses the glow similar to how Spider-Man lost his powers, goes back to Japan, regains the glow, then returns to New York.