Overview
Zero Mostel plays an inspector on the trail of criminals who have captured a robot called Chatze(sp?) played by Felix Silas. The inspector has delusions that he is a great Samurai warrior and the movie flashes back and forth between present day and ancient times.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Fred Karlin
Details
- Director
- Writers
- William Peter BlattyScreenplay, Story
- Ian McLellan HunterScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 10, 1976
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Japan
Cast
Zero MostelInspector Hoku Ichihara
Keiko KishiNikki Kono
Gawn GraingerNigel Crouchback
Bradford DillmanJabez Link
Jules MunshinIsraeli Agent #1
Frankie SakaiCaptain Yamada (as Furankî Sakai)
Sorrell BookeMax Engstorm
Zaldy ZshornackOfficer Abe
Felix SillaSchatzi
Phil LeedsIsraeli Agent #2- Kicki TakiThe Monk
Tetsu NakamuraMr. Hiruta (as Satoshi Nakamura)- Chikako NatsumiYoko Hara
- Larry OhashiPolice Commissioner
- Masanobu WadaHori
Wataru ŌmaeKozo (as Kin Omae)
Renate MannhardtBertha Tors
Herbert BerghofProfessor Klaus
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