The Bushido Blade 43 years old

It cuts to the heart of courage.

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.

Credits

The Bushido Blade Cast

Name Character
James Earl Jones He was 50, now 93 years old as The Prisoner
Laura Gemser She was 31, now 74 years old as Tomoe
Richard Boone He was 64, 63 years old when he died as Matthew Perry
Mike Starr He was 31, now 74 years old as Bos'n Cave Johnson
Sonny Chiba He was 42, now 85 years old as Prince Ido
Frank Converse He was 43, now 86 years old as Lawrence Hawk
Toshiro Mifune He was 61, 77 years old when he died as Shogun's Commander
Tetsurō Tamba He was 59, 84 years old when he died as Lord Yamato
Timothy Patrick Murphy He was 22, 29 years old when he died as Midshipman Robin Burr
Mako She was 47, 72 years old when she died as Enjiro

The Bushido Blade Crew

Name Department
Tsugunobu Kotani as Director. He was 45 (now 88) years old Directing
William Overgard as Writer. He was 55 (63) years old when He died Writing
The Bushido Blade poster
The Bushido Blade (43 years)

It cuts to the heart of courage.

  • Release day: Friday, June 19, 1981
  • Runtime: 104 minutes