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The Bushido Blade 1980 2 and a half stars

    R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade

Director: Tom Kotani
Cast: Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones, Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Tetsuro Tamba, Timothy Patrick Murphy, William Ross, Laura Gemser, Mike Starr

  It is the 1850s, and the Shogun (Toshiro Mifune) wants to give visiting Matthew Perry (Richard Boone) a prized sword to seal U.S.-Japanese relations. However, the sword is stolen, and Perry and his men search for it. Lots of kung fu action.

The Ivory Ape 1980 1 and a half stars

      TV, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tom Kotani
Cast: Jack Palance, Steven Keats, Cindy Pickett, Earle Hyman, Derek Partridge

  An ape, used as sideshow entertainment, escapes and threatens human lives.

Movie Quick Pick

1. The Bushido Blade (1980)
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
2. The Ivory Ape (1980)

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