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The Bushido Blade

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The Bushido Blade
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Kotani
Written byWilliam Overgard
Produced byJules Bass
(executive producer)
Benni Korzen,
Masaki Iizuka
(associate producers)
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
(producer)
StarringSonny Chiba
Frank Converse
CinematographyShōji Ueda
Edited byYoshitami Kuroiwa
Anne V. Coates (sup)
Music byMaury Laws
Production
companies
Rankin/Bass
Trident Films
Distributed byAquarius Releasing
Saguenay Films
Release date
1981
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
Japan
LanguageEnglish / Japanese
Budget$5 million[1]

The Bushido Blade is a 1981 film directed by Tom Kotani. Sonny Chiba, Toshiro Mifune, Mako, Laura Gemser and James Earl Jones appear in this film. It was filmed in 1978, but not released until 1981. This was Richard Boone's last film appearance.[2]

Plot

The Bushido Blade is a fictional sideline to the true events surrounding the treaty Commodore Matthew Perry signed with the shogun of feudal Japan. The samurai sword entrusted to Commodore Perry for President Franklin Pierce of the United States by the Emperor of Japan is stolen by factions wishing to maintain Japanese isolationism. The sword is stolen by Baron Zen, who is a servant of Lord Yamato, who opposes the Convention of Kanagawa about to be signed.

Commodore Akira Hayashi is told to recover the sword and, as a matter of honor, not sign the treaty until it is recovered. Prince Ido has received Hayashi's order to regain the sword and goes to the castle of Yamato alone. Similarly, Perry has ordered Captain Lawrence Hawk to retrieve the sword. Hawk brings Midshipman Robin Gurr and Crew Bos'n Cave Johnson. The three get separated and the movie centers on their stories.

Cast

Principal actors
Supporting roles

Crew

See also

References

  1. ^ "New York Sound Track". Variety. April 12, 1978. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Richard Boone". MISJA,com.