Bushido Blade, The (2002) Rating: Starring: James Earl Jones, Toshiro Mifune, Mako, Laura Gemser, Tetsuro Tamba, Sony Chiba, Richard Boone, Frank Converse, Timothy Murphy, Michael Starr Director: Tom Kotani Category: , Foreign Studio: Lance Entertainment Subtitles: Length: 100 mins     It cuts to the heart of courage. In 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry anchored his fleet in the shadow of Mount Fuji in Yokohama Bay. His arrival awoke Japan from a sleep of centuries. In a feudal society torn between those who wish to move into the modern world and the rebel clans sworn to the "old ways," Perry pushes for a treaty to open the country, which the Shogun agrees to sign. but before the signing can take place, a fanatical group of samurai abducts a gift from the Shogun intended for the U.S. president. It is a national treasure of sacred significance to the Japanese- the great sword known as the Bushido Blade. The treaty cannot be signed until the Blade is recovered. It is an urgent and dangerous quest.