Journey Of Honor (1992)

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Sho Kosugi stars (as well as produced) this picturesque and exciting swashbuckler, directed by Gordon Hessler. Kosugi plays Mayeda, a 17th-century Japanese samurai whose clan, headed by Lord Ieyasu (Toshiro Mifune), is waging a bloody battle with a rival clan. The rival clan has the advantage of… More Sho Kosugi stars (as well as produced) this picturesque and exciting swashbuckler, directed by Gordon Hessler. Kosugi plays Mayeda, a 17th-century Japanese samurai whose clan, headed by Lord Ieyasu (Toshiro Mifune), is waging a bloody battle with a rival clan. The rival clan has the advantage of using punk-burning muskets, which work fine unless it rains, rendering the firearms useless. Ieyasu sends Mayeda to Spain to one-up the rival clan by arranging the purchase of flintlock rifles, which are immune to rain. Mayeda is accompanied on his journey by Ieyasu's young heir Yorimune (Kane Kosugi), along with a traitor -- the clan's Catholic spiritual advisory Father Vasco (Norman Lloyd), who has made a deal with the rival clan to kill Mayeda and Yorimune and to make sure that the flintlock rifles never reach their destination. However, the plot fails. In the process, the gold to pay for the rifles falls overboard, and Mayeda arrives in Spain penniless at the court of King Philip (Christopher Lee). King Philip refuses to give Mayeda the rifles, until Mayeda saves his life during an attack of rebels. But even though Mayeda now has the king on his side, he has earned the wrath of his advisor Don Pedro (David Essex) by falling in love with his fiancee Cecilia (Polly Walker). Mayeda and Don Pedro eventually tangle in mortal combat. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By: Gordon Hessler
Genres: Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1991 Wide
On DVD: Aug 27, 1992
Studio: MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

            Shô Kosugi as Mayeda

            David Essex as Don Pedro

            Kane Kosugi as Yorimune

            Christopher Lee as King Philip

            Norman Lloyd as Father Vasco

            Toshiro Mifune as Lord Takugawa Ieyasu

            Ronald Pickup as Captain Crawford

            John Rhys-Davies as El Zaidan

            Polly Walker as Cecilia

            Dylan Kussman as Smitty

            Miwa Takada as Yadogimi

            Nijiko Kiyokawa as Counselor

            Don Pedro Colley as Narrator

            Satoru Fukasaku as Samurai Guard for Ieyasu

            Junichiro Hayama as Retainer for Ieyasu

            Akira Hoshino as Retainer for Ieyasu

            Yoshiaki Iguchi as Retainer for Ieyasu

            Shogo Ikegami as Retainer for Ieyasu

            Savic Milutin as First Pistoleer

            Stevan Minja as Salim

            Manami Mitani as Interpreter for Yadogimi

            Kenji Miura as Interpreter for Ieyasu

            Masashi Muta as Daisuke Mayeda

            Yuki Nasaka as Samurai Guard for Ieyasu

            Takashi Odajima as Samurai Guard for Ieyasu

            Tadashi Ogasawara as 2nd Page

            Toshimi Ogiwara as Samurai Guard for Ieyasu

            Miomir Radevic as Second Pistoleer

            Yuji Sawayama as East Army General

            Ken Sekiguchi as Ishikawa

            Naoto Shigemizu as Nakamura

            Shinsuke Shirakura as Daisuke Mayeda

            Ljubomir Skiljevic as Taskmaster

            Toni Sosic as Dutch

            Dragomir Stanojevic-Kameni as 2nd Sailor

            Bora Stojanovic as Royal Chamberlin

            Yuki Sugimura as Chiyo Mayeda

            Kazuhiro Taketoshi as Samurai Guard for Ieyasu

            Hidekazu Utsumi as 1st Page

            Dusko Vujnovic as Ibrahim

            Toshimi Yamaguchi as Samurai Guard for Ieyasu

            Kenji Yasunaga as Retainer for Ieyasu

            Osamu Yayama as Samurai in Edo Castle

            John Stewart as 1st Sailor
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