The Last Reunion

The Last Reunion is a 1982 action drama directed by Jay Wertz. It stars Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Hal Bokar, Philip Baker Hall, Stack Pierce and Vic Silayan. During the second world war, a young Japanese boy witnesses his parents murdered by American soldiers and years later takes his revenge. The film is also known as Revenge of the Bushido Blade.

The Last Reunion
Directed byJay Wertz
Written byKim Ramos
Galen Thompson
StarringLeo Fong
Cameron Mitchell
Hal Bokar
Philip Baker Hall
Stack Pierce
Vic Silayan.
Music byWilliam Loose
Johnny Mandel
CinematographyFrank E. Johnson
Release date
1982
Running time
98 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Story

It is set during the second world war, during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.[1][2] A group of American soldiers kill a Japanese General then rape and kill his wife. This is witnessed by their 7-year-old son. 33 years later at the age of 40 he decides to take revenge on those men.[3][4] A group of American soldiers return to the Philippines for a reunion. Among them are some that were responsible for the rape and murder. Kimon Matsuda is the man who witnessed this crime. He manages to get hold of his fathers old Samurai sword from an antique shop. With it he takes his revenge on those that killed his parents.[5][6]

Background

It was released on VHS videotape as Ninja Nightmare by the Los Angeles-based company, Prism Entertainment Corp.[7] Some video release titles are confusing.[8]

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.[9] It was later released on DVD in 2009 as The Last Reunion. The DVD release was by Rare Flix.[10][11]

Cast
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References
  1. Haunted Monkey Paw, Saturday, January 19, 2008 - Ninja Nightmare (1980), aka The Last Reunion
  2. Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide 2002, Leonard Maltin - Page 767
  3. WorldCat - Ninja nightmare
  4. Letterboxd - The Last Reunion 1980 Directed by Jay Wertz
  5. World Film Geek, February 15, 2017 - REVIEW: Revenge of the Bushido Blade (1978)
  6. Comeuppance Reviews - Revenge Of The Bushido Blade (1980)
  7. WorldCat - Ninja nightmare
  8. Vintage Ninja - VHS Art, More home video subterfuge
  9. Code Red, Friday, November 30, 2007 - Leo Fong's REVENGE OF THE BUSHIDO BLADE, finally, the way it was meant to be seen!
  10. Rotten Tomatoes - Revenge of the Bushido Blade
  11. WorldCat - The last reunion
  12. IMDb - The Last Reunion (1980)

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