The Bushido Blade

The Bushido Blade

BUSHIDO means revenge - BUSHIDO means bloodshed - BUSHIDO means violent death!

R 1981 · 104 min · ★ 5.3 · History, Action, Drama

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.

Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani · Written by William Overgard

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