East Meets West
East Meets West

Movie·1995·2h 4m

East Meets West

A Samurai Western

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band of thieves steal the money the diplomats are carrying. The two set off on a chase across the American west to catch the robbers.

Producer

Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Simon Tse

Cinematography

Yudai Kato

Music

Masaru Satō

Themes

samurainative americanninjasamurai swordgunmanjidaigekiasian western

Production House

Shochiku
Feature Film Enterprise III
Kihachi Productions
Shochiku-Fuji Company

Audience Score

57%

7 votes

Skip15%
Timepass35%
Go for it34%
Perfection16%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Kamijo Kenkichi

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

John Manjiro

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Tommy, Tamejiro

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaishu Katsu

David Midthunder

David Midthunder

Chief Red Hair

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Kaishu Kimura

Scott Bachicha

Sam

Jed Curtis

Jed Curtis

Easy Come Bartender

Richard Danielson

Sheriff Quito

Leslie Fleming-Mitchell

Leslie Fleming-Mitchell

Maggie

Justin H. Glinn

Gus' Gang Member

Bobby Harwell

Preacher

Jay Kerr

Hardy

Christopher Mayer

Christopher Mayer

Gus Taylor

Angelique Midthunder

Angelique Midthunder

Nantai (as Angelique Roehm)

Carlos Moreno Jr.

Carlos Moreno Jr.

Charlie

Richard Nason

Richard Nason

Hutch

Robyn Reede

Robyn Reede

Bella

// crew

Crew

Yoshihisa Nakagawa

Producer

Yudai Kato

Director of Photography

Simon Tse

Producer

Kihachi Okamoto

Kihachi Okamoto

Writer, Director

Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Executive Producer

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Mineko Okamoto

Producer

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