The Baron Samourai West Steve Forrest, Lee Montague, Raymond Huntley

Asano, an aging Japanese man, agrees to sell a family heirloom, a 500yearold samurai sword, to Mannering for 10, 000 pounds. When Asano delivers the sword to the antiques dealer, he bumps into Sterling, an British army officer who suffered the Japanese POW camp commanded by Asano. Sterling plans on exacting revenge for his treatment at the hands of the Japanese soldier and when Asano is found dead, Mannering must project Sterling from Asano s vengeful servant.