Summaries

In the 19th century, when the Japanese Emperor sends a gift pony to the US President it gets stolen and ransomed by Indians but Sheriff Gideon aided by an inept Japanese servant offers to deliver the ransom.

In the 19th century, a Japanese delegation arrives in the USA to present the American president with a gift pony from the Japanese Emperor.The Japanese consider the pony to be divine and it is guarded by Japanese Samurai.A tribe of renegade Indians attack the train and steal the pony with the intention of ransoming it.In order to retrieve the pony, the Japanese delegation offers one million dollars in ransom money, to be delivered to the Indians by the local Sheriff Gideon assisted by the inept Japanese servant Sakura, who believes he is a true Samurai.On the way, the duo runs into the drifter Blanc De Blanc, who is Swiss and has plans of his own concerning the ransom money.—nufs68

Details

Keywords
  • samurai
  • ransom
  • spoof
  • italo western
  • pony
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Western
Release date Jan 16, 1975
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Italy France Spain
Language Japanese Italian
Filming locations Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies Tritone Cinematografica Mundial Film Filmel

Box office

Budget $200000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 52m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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