Journey of Honor
The clash of two cultures. The triumph of one man.
1991 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Gordon Hessler
Overview
In war-torn 17th-century Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu sends his trusted samurai, Mayeda, and his son Yourimune to Spain. There, they're to buy five thousand muskets. But it is a dangerous journey, and there are many who conspire against them.
Director and cast
- Gordon Hessler Director
- Sho Kosugi as Daigoro Mayeda
- David Essex as Don Pedro
- Kane Kosugi as Yorimune
- Christopher Lee as King Philip
- Norman Lloyd as Father Vasco
- Ronald Pickup as Capt. Crawford
- John Rhys-Davies as El Zaidan
- Polly Walker as Cecilia
- Dylan Kussman as Smitty
- Toshirō Mifune as Ieyasu Tokugawa
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