The Bushido Blade
“BUSHIDO means revenge - BUSHIDO means bloodshed - BUSHIDO means violent death!”
1981•R•1h 44m•5.3•Released
HistoryActionDrama
A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it.
Director
Tsugunobu Kotani
Writer
William Overgard
Languages
English, Japanese
Studio
Trident Films Ltd.
Cast
Richard Boone
Matthew Perry
Toshirō Mifune
Shogun's Commander
Mike Starr
Bos'n Cave Johnson
Timothy Patrick Murphy
Midshipman Robin Burr
Frank Converse
Lawrence Hawk
Laura Gemser
Tomoe
William Ross
Perry's Aide
Bin Amatsu
Baron Zen
Sonny Chiba
Prince Ido
James Earl Jones
The Prisoner
Iwae Arai
Guide
Mayumi Asano
Yuki
Mako
Enjiro
Hitoshi Ōmae
Sumo
Tetsuro Tamba
Lord Yamato
Production
Company
Trident Films Ltd.
Company
Rankin/Bass Productions
Producer
Arthur Rankin Jr.
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