East Meets West
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.
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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.
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Genre:Western, Comedy, Action
Written By:Kihachi Okamoto
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Runtime:124 minutes
Studio:Shochiku, Feature Film Enterprise III, Kihachi Productions, Shochiku-Fuji Company
Cast
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
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
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