''East Meets West'' is a 1995 Japanese
Western
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film directed by
Kihachi Okamoto
was a Cinema of Japan, Japanese film director who worked in several different film genre, genres.
Career
Born in Yonago, Tottori, Yonago, Okamoto attended Meiji University, but was drafted into the Air Force 1943 and entered World War II, an exp ...
.
Plot
The story, set in the year 1860, begins with an old man in the desert. Two signs are shown: one marked East, the other West.
Japan
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's government has sent men on a mission to
San Francisco
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. In San Francisco, the Japanese are surprised by American culture.
One American, Gus Taylor, and his gang steal all the gold from the mission and make their way into the desert. One of the samurai on the mission chases after the gang into the desert. He is joined by a young American boy, Sam, whose father was killed by the gang leader. The group picks up a variety of people along the way to
New Mexico
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.
The Japanese and the Americans on the trip share parts of their cultures with each other. The group of vigilantes eventually makes it to New Mexico and finds the gang. They take back their stolen gold and return to San Francisco.
Cast
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Christopher Mayer as Gus Taylor
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada (; ; born 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Television Award, a Japan Academy Film Prize, two Hochi Film Award ...
as Kamijo Kenkichi
* Scott Bachicha as Sam
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Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''.
Nakada ...
as
Katsu Kaishū
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Naoto Takenaka
is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi. He is also known as the voice of Samuel L. ...
as Tommy, Tamejiro
*
Ittoku Kishibe as
John Manjiro
* Richard Nason as Hutch
* Angelique Midthunder as Nantai (as Angelique Roehm)
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Etsushi Takahashi
was a Japanese actor from Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture. Takahashi often worked with Kihachi Okamoto and Satsuo Yamamoto.
After graduating from Rikkyo University, Takahashi joined NHK acting school. In 1964, he joined Bungakuza Theatre Company ...
as Kimura
*
Jay Kerr
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as Hardy
* David Midthunder as Red Hair
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Hideyo Amamoto as
Oguri Kozukenosuke
Production
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Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art director
References
External links
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1995 films
Films directed by Kihachi Okamoto
1990s Japanese-language films
1995 Western (genre) films
1990s samurai films
Jidaigeki films
Japanese Western (genre) films
Films set in Bakumatsu
1990s Japanese films
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