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BUSHIDO BLADE, THE |
Original Title: The Bushido Blade
Company: Tridents Films Production Year: 1980 Format: Fullscreen - Color - 100 mins - English Subtitles Cast: MIFUNE Toshiro, CHIBA Shinichi, TANBA Tetsuro, Richard Boone Directed by: KOTANI Shusei Where to Buy: www.amazon.com |
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In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry anchored his fleet in the shadow of Mount Fuji in Yokohama Bay. His arrival awoke Japan from a sleep of centuries. In a feudal society torn between those who wish to move into the modern world and the rebel clans sworn to the "old ways," Perry pushes for a treaty to open the country, which the Shogun agrees to sign. But before the signing can take place, a fanatical group of samurai abducts a gift from the Shogun intended for the U.S. President. It is a national treasure of sacred significance to the Japanese--the great sword known as the Bushido Blade. The treaty cannot be signed until the Blade is recovered. It is an urgent and dangerous quest |
