East Meets West
“A Samurai Western”
1995•2h 4m•5.7•Released
WesternComedyAction
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.
Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Writer
Kihachi Okamoto
Languages
Japanese, English
Studio
Shochiku
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)
Production
Company
Shochiku
Company
Feature Film Enterprise III
Company
Kihachi Productions
Company
Shochiku-Fuji Company
Producer
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Producer
Mineko Okamoto
Producer
Simon Tse
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