Movie·1995·2h 4m
East Meets West
A Samurai Western
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
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
Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Cinematography
Yudai Kato
Music
Masaru Satō
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kamijo Kenkichi
Ittoku Kishibe
John Manjiro
Naoto Takenaka
Tommy, Tamejiro
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaishu Katsu
David Midthunder
Chief Red Hair
Etsushi Takahashi
Kaishu Kimura
Scott Bachicha
Sam
Jed Curtis
Easy Come Bartender
Richard Danielson
Sheriff Quito
Leslie Fleming-Mitchell
Maggie
Justin H. Glinn
Gus' Gang Member
Bobby Harwell
Preacher
Jay Kerr
Hardy
Christopher Mayer
Gus Taylor
Angelique Midthunder
Nantai (as Angelique Roehm)
Carlos Moreno Jr.
Charlie
Richard Nason
Hutch
Robyn Reede
Bella
// crew
Crew
Kihachi Okamoto
Director, Writer
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Executive Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Yudai Kato
Director of Photography
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Producer
Mineko Okamoto
Producer
Simon Tse
Producer
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