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East Meets West
East Meets West

East Meets West

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

12 August 1995

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Kamijo Kenkichi

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

John Manjiro

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Tommy, Tamejiro

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kaishu Katsu

David Midthunder

David Midthunder

Chief Red Hair

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Kaishu Kimura

Scott Bachicha

Scott Bachicha

Sam

Jed Curtis

Jed Curtis

Easy Come Bartender

Richard Danielson

Richard Danielson

Sheriff Quito

Leslie Fleming-Mitchell

Leslie Fleming-Mitchell

Maggie

Justin H. Glinn

Justin H. Glinn

Gus' Gang Member

Bobby Harwell

Bobby Harwell

Preacher

Jay Kerr

Jay Kerr

Hardy

Christopher Mayer

Christopher Mayer

Gus Taylor

Angelique Midthunder

Angelique Midthunder

Nantai (as Angelique Roehm)

Carlos Moreno Jr.

Carlos Moreno Jr.

Charlie

Richard Nason

Richard Nason

Hutch

Robyn Reede

Robyn Reede

Bella

Janet Sunderland

Janet Sunderland

Bess

Nick Benedict

Nick Benedict

Richard (uncredited)

David V. Cordova

David V. Cordova

Native Indian (uncredited)

Cliff Gravel

Cliff Gravel

Gun Slinger (uncredited)

James "JR" Pollard

James "JR" Pollard

Good Guy's Posse Member (uncredited)

Montford S. Whiteley III

Montford S. Whiteley III

Cheyenne Warrior #7 (uncredited)

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