The Bushido Blade

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Tsugunobu Kotani
(as Tom Kotani)

Writing Credits

William Overgard
(screenplay)

Cast

Richard Boone
Commodore Matthew Perry
Toshirô Mifune
Shogun's Commander
Mike Starr
Bos'n Cave Johnson
Timothy Patrick Murphy
Midshipman Robin Burr
Frank Converse
Captain Lawrence Hawk
William Ross
Perry's Aide
Bin Amatsu
Baron Zen
Shin'ichi Chiba
Prince Ido
Iwae Arai
Guide
Mayumi Asano
Yuki
James Earl Jones
The Prisoner
Laura Gemser
Tomoe
Mako
Enjiro
Hitoshi Ômae
Sumo
Tetsurô Tanba
Lord Yamato

Produced by

Jules Bass
executive producer
Benni Korzen
associate producer
Arthur Rankin Jr.
producer
Masaki Îzuka
associate producer (as Masaki Iizuka)

Music by

Maury Laws

Cinematography by

Shôji Ueda
(as Shoji Ueda)

Editing by

Yoshitami Kuroiwa

Art Direction by

Toyokazu Ôhashi
(as Toyokazu Ohashi)

Production Management

Kinshiro Ohkubo
production manager (as Kinshiro Okubo)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Koichi Nakajima
first assistant director

Sound Department

Paul Carr
re-recording mixer
Ian Crafford
sound editor
Yuji Hiyoshi
sound recording

Camera and Electrical Department

Kazuo Shimomura
lighting technician

Editorial Department

Robert D. Cardona
post-production executive
Anne V. Coates
editorial supervisor

Music Department

Kenjirô Hirose
conductor (as Ken Hirose) / music arranger (as Ken Hirose)

Additional Crew

Barbara Hilse
production secretary
Ryû Kuze
dueling master (as Ryu Kuze)
William North
coordinator: US Navy (as Commander William North USN)
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