The Bushido Blade
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“BUSHIDO means revenge - BUSHIDO means bloodshed - BUSHIDO means violent death!”
A steel samurai blade that was to be given to the American ambassador by the Emperor of Japan is stolen. American sailors and Japanese samurai are sent to find it.
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Cast
15 people
Richard Boone
Matthew Perry
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Toshirō Mifune
Shogun's Commander
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Seven Samurai
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Mike Starr
Bos'n Cave Johnson
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GoodFellas
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Timothy Patrick Murphy
Midshipman Robin Burr
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Frank Converse
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William Ross
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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Tsugunobu Kotani Director · William Overgard Writer Maury Laws Composer
United States release June 19, 1981 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Trident Films Ltd.
Production
Rankin/Bass Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · June 19, 1981
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 2002
Physical
France
May 5, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
August 20, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 20, 1981 · Theatrical
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