The Bushido Blade

"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."

Cast

Richard Boone

as Matthew Perry

Toshirō Mifune

as Shogun's Commander

Mike Starr

as Bos'n Cave Johnson

Timothy Patrick Murphy

as Midshipman Robin Burr

Frank Converse

as Lawrence Hawk

Laura Gemser

as Tomoe

William Ross

as Perry's Aide

Bin Amatsu

as Baron Zen

Sonny Chiba

as Prince Ido

James Earl Jones

as The Prisoner

Iwae Arai

as Guide

Mayumi Asano

as Yuki

Mako

as Enjiro

Hitoshi Ōmae

as Sumo

Tetsuro Tamba

as Lord Yamato

Crew

Tsugunobu Kotani

Director

William Overgard

Writer

Jules Bass

Executive Producer

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Producer

Benni Korzen

Associate Producer

Masaki Îzuka

Associate Producer

Maury Laws

Music

Shôji Ueda

Cinematography

Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Editor

Kinshiro Ohkubo

Production Manager

Paul Carr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ian Crafford

Sound Editor

Yuji Hiyoshi

Sound

Kenjiro Hirose

Music Arranger