The Bushido Blade [DVD]

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.

When Commodore Matthew C. Perry (Boone) travels to Japan in 1854 from the U.S., it's a turning point in the history of these two countries. A treaty is signed and to commemorate the new alliance, the Japanese Shogun presents Perry with a gift: the samurai sword known as the "Bushido Blade". However, many Japanese are unhappy with the treaty and a secret faction organizes the theft of the "Bushido Blade". When the Blade is discovered to be missing, two American sailors and a Japanese samurai team up to comb the Japanese countryside to find the missing sword. Filmographies. .