The Bushido Blade

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Movie Info

The Bushido Blade is set in 19th century Japan, at the time of American Commodore Matthew Perry's opening up of the ancient oriental nation. As played by Richard Boone (in his last film), Perry is a megalomaniac mercenary who makes Custer look like a humanitarian. The plot involves Perry's efforts to locate a sacred sword. The rest of the cast includes James Earl Jones, Frank Converse, and Toshiro Mifune.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Drama, Sports & Fitness
Directed By:

Tom Kotani
Written By:

William Overgard
In Theaters:

Dec 31, 1979 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 23, 2006
Runtime:

92 minutes
Studio:

Aquarius

Cast

Richard Boone
as Commodore Matthew Perry

Toshiro Mifune
as Shogun's commander

Frank Converse
as Captain Lawrence Hawk

Laura Gemser
as Tomoe

Sonny Chiba
as Prince Ido

James Earl Jones
as Harpooner

Mako
as Friend

Timothy Patrick Murphy
as Robert Burr

Mike Starr
as Cave Johnson

Tetsuro Tamba
as Lord Yamato

Mayumi Atano
as Yuki

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May 23, 2009

Great casting. But that's about it.. Silly american-wanking dialouge and a pathetic story. Laura Gemser is a big plus for this movie.

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