Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
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| Based on | What's New Scooby-Doo? by Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Written by | Joe Sichta |
| Directed by | Christopher Berkeley |
| Starring |
Frank Welker Casey Kasem Mindy Cohn Grey DeLisle Kelly Hu Sab Shimono Keone Young Kevin Michael Richardson Gedde Watanabe George Takei Brian Cox |
| Music by | Thomas Chase Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Joe Sichta |
| Editor(s) | Rob Desales |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
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| Preceded by | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008) |
| Followed by | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010) |
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Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword is a 2009 direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery martial arts film, as well as the thirteenth entry in a series of direct-to-video animated films based upon the Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoon franchise. In the United States, the DVD sold 163,890 units in its first week and as of January 2014, it has sold approximately 524,725 units.
It is the last direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film to use the bright animation style keen to the What's New, Scooby-Doo? TV series, as well as Casey Kasem's last performance as Shaggy Rogers, as he retired later that year.
At a Tokyo museum of ancient history, Mr. Takagawa, the curator, and Kenji, a janitor, witness the resurrection of The Black Samurai, an ancient Japanese warrior whose armor was to be the newest exhibit at the museum. The next day, the Mystery Inc. gang arrives at Tokyo, where Daphne is to participate in a martial arts tournament at a prestigious school. The gang meet Daphne’s friend Miyumi, who explains the difficulty of winning the tournament and entering the school as a student. The gang and Miyumi take a fully functioning robotic plane to the school, which is run by Miss Mirimoto. After Daphne defeats Miss Mirimoto’s bodyguard, Sojo, and almost defeats Miyumi, Mirimoto tells her she shows promise as a fighter. Also at the tournament is Mr. Takagawa, who explains to Mirimoto that the Black Samurai has risen and will be after the Destiny Scroll, which is at the school. That night, during a feast, the Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors attack the school and steal the scroll. But Mirimoto explains the scroll was only a copy, and shows the gang the real one. Mr. Takagawa explains to the gang the legend of the Black Samurai.
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