The Bushido Blade

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 movie. It was filmed in 1978 but not shown until 1981. This was Richard Boone's last film appearance.[1]

The Bushido Blade
Directed byTom Kotani
Produced byJules Bass
(executive producer)
Benni Korzen,
Masaki Iizuka
(associate producers)
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
(producer)
Written byWilliam Overgard
StarringSonny Chiba
Frank Converse
Music byMaury Laws
CinematographyShōji Ueda
Edited byYoshitami Kuroiwa
Anne V. Coates (sup)
Production
company
Rankin/Bass
Trident Films
Distributed byAquarius Releasing
Saguenay Films
Release date
1981
Running time
104 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
United States
Japan
LanguageEnglish / Japanese

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 role

Crew

See also
  • List of historical drama films of Asia

References
  1. "Richard Boone". MISJA,com.
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