- Bushido Blade (film)
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name = The Bushido Blade
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director =Shusei Kotani
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starring =Richard Boone
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released = 1981
runtime = 104 min.
country =U.S.A. /U.K.
language = English
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imdb_id = 0078918"The Bushido Blade" is a 1981 film, directed by
Shusei Kotani , about asamurai sword being entrusted to Commodore Matthew Perry for the President of the United States by theEmperor of Japan that was stolen by a band of thieves who oppose the treaty about to be signed. Three Americans travel to a castle to retrieve the sword, so that the signing of the treaty can take place.Commodore Perry is played by
Richard Boone in his last role.Toshiro Mifune ,Sonny Chiba , Mako andJames Earl Jones also appear in this movie.The basic plot concept bears a strong similarity to the earlier movie
Red Sun (1971), also featuring Toshiro Mifune.External links
*imdb title|id=0078918|title=The Bushido Blade
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