The Last Reunion is a 1982 action drama film directed by Jay Wertz. It stars Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Hal Bokar, Philip Baker Hall, Stack Pierce and Vic Silayan. The film is also known as Revenge of the Bushido Blade.
| The Last Reunion | |
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| Directed by | Jay Wertz |
| Written by | Kim Ramos Galen Thompson |
| Starring | Leo Fong Cameron Mitchell Hal Bokar Philip Baker Hall Stack Pierce Vic Silayan. |
| Cinematography | Frank E. Johnson |
| Music by | William Loose Johnny Mandel |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
During Japan's occupation of The Philippines in World War II, Japanese boy Kimon Matsuda witnesses the murder of his parents by American soldiers from the 75th Rangers infantry.
His father, a Japanese general, is shot dead, while his mother is raped before being shot.
33 years later, at the age of 40, Kimon returns to the Philippines to exact revenge upon the American soldiers when they attend a reunion in Manila.
He purchases his father's old Samurai sword from an antiques dealer who recognises his family name, Matsuda. He warns the now-grown man about the danger of revenge killings, but Kimon dismisses the caution and proceeds to track down and execute the Americans responsible for the death of his parents.
Background edit
It was released on VHS videotape as Ninja Nightmare by the Los Angeles-based company, Prism Entertainment Corp.[1] Some video release titles are confusing.[2]
According to Code Red, after years of only an inferior print as the master for the video release, the original negative was obtained and a high quality 16x9 master was created. The scenes that were shot at night were more viewable and an extra scene not seen on the video release was added. An audio commentary that Leo Fong had recorded was added.[3] It was later released on DVD in 2009 as The Last Reunion. The DVD release was by Rare Flix.[4][5]
Cast edit
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References edit
- ^ WorldCat - Ninja nightmare
- ^ Vintage Ninja - VHS Art, More home video subterfuge
- ^ Code Red, Friday, November 30, 2007 - Leo Fong's REVENGE OF THE BUSHIDO BLADE, finally, the way it was meant to be seen!
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes - Revenge of the Bushido Blade
- ^ WorldCat - The last reunion
- ^ IMDb - The Last Reunion (1980)
