The Bushido Blade
| The Bushido Blade | |
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| Directed by | Tom Kotani |
| Screenplay by | William Overgard |
| Produced by | Arthur Rankin Jr. |
| Starring | Richard Boone Sonny Chiba Frank Converse Laura Gemser James Earl Jones Mako Timothy Murphy Michael Starr Tetsurō Tamba Toshiro Mifune |
| Cinematography | Shōji Ueda |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Music by | Maury Laws |
Production companies | Trident Films Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Distributed by | Aquarius Releasing |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States Japan |
| Languages | English Japanese |
| Budget | $5 million |
The Bushido Blade is a 1981 film directed by Tom Kotani. Sonny Chiba, Toshiro Mifune, Mako, Laura Gemser, James Earl Jones and Richard Boone in his last film appearance appear in this film. It was filmed in 1978, but not released until 1981.