Bushido Blade
Director: Tom Kotani
Genre: Samurai cinema, Martial arts, Period piece, Adventure, Political drama, Action/Adventure, Drama
Year: 1981
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Richard Boone, James Earl Jones, Frank Converse, Laura Gemser, Tetsuro Tamba, Sonny Chiba, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Mako
The Bushido Blade is a 1981 film, directed by Tom Kotani. Sonny Chiba, ToshirÅ Mifune, Mako, Laura Gemser and James Earl Jones appear in this movie. Richard Boone was in his last role.
The basic plot concept bears a strong similarity to the earlier movie Red Sun (1971), also featuring Toshiro Mifune.
The samurai sword being entrusted to Commodore Matthew Perry for the President of the United States by the Emperor of Japan that was stolen by Baron Zen. Zen is a servant of Lord Yamato who oppose the Convention of Kanagawa about to be signed. Commodore Akira Hayashi break the ice to recover the sword, and not signed the treaty. Prince Ido has received Hayashi's order to regain the sword, go to the castle of Yamato alone. On the other hand, Perry has commanded Captain Lawrence Hawk also same order. Hawk has chased Ido brought Midshipman Robin Gurr and Crew Bos'm Caye Johnson.
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