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- This article is about the film. For other uses, see Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (disambiguation).
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword is the thirteenth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was the second film released under the Warner Premiere label.
Premise[]
Mystery Inc. travel to Tokyo, Japan, where they have to stop the Black Samurai from conquering the world.
Synopsis[]
The movie opens in flashbacks of Japan in the past where an ancient warrior asked renowned swordsmith Masamune to craft a sword of great mystical power. Masamune agreed, but he warned the warrior that the process will only take a year, and Masamune's apprentice Muramasa subsequently offered to make a similarly powerful sword in half the time, to which the warrior accepts. However, Muramasa's evil nature was imbued into his creation, the Sword of Doom, and transformed the warrior into the Black Samurai. When Masamune finished his creation, the Sword of Fate, he presented it to the Green Dragon, who fought the Black Samurai, and imprisoned him in the Sword of Doom before hiding it and marking its whereabouts within a riddle written on the Destiny Scroll.
In the present-day Japan, Mr. Takagawa, the curator of a museum of ancient history in Tokyo, and Kenji, a janitor, witness an exhibit of the Black Samurai seemingly come to life.
Characters[]
Main characters:
- Mystery Inc.
- Scooby-Doo
- Shaggy Rogers
- Fred Jones
- Velma Dinkley
- Daphne Blake (main story and flashback)
Supporting characters:
- Mr. Takagawa (only appearance)
- Kenji (only appearance)
- Kerry Kilpatrick (only appearance)
- Sapphire Sonja (only appearance)
- Mad Dog Masimoto (only appearance)(no lines)
- Matsuhiro (only appearance)
- Green Dragon (only appearance)
Villains:
- Ghost of the Black Samurai (only appearance)(Sojo's disguise)
- Miss Mirimoto (only appearance)
- Sojo (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
- Miyumi (only appearance)(main story and flashback)(redeemed)
- Robot ninjas (only appearance)(no lines)(main story and flashback)(destroyed)
- Ronin (only appearance; dies)(main story and flashback)(possessed)(redeemed)
- Muramasa (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)
- Black Samurai (only appearance)(ghost)(ronin's transformation)
- Remote Pacific island tribe (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Remote Pacific island chief (only appearance)(redeemed)
Other characters:
- Miscellaneous Japanese citizens (only appearance)(no lines)
- Hachikō (only appearance)(statue)
- Miss Mirimoto's students (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Masamune (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)
Locations[]
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Tokyo Museum of Cultural History (old)
- Shibuya
- Tokyo Museum of Cultural History (new)
- Green Dragon Sushi
- Mirimoto Academy
- Remote Pacific island
- Mount Fuji
- Gate of Earth
- Gate of Air
- Gate of Fire
- Gate of Water
- Green Dragon's cave
- Tokyo
Objects[]
- Kenji's walkman
- Floor scrubber
- Mop
- Black Samurai armour
- Scooby Snacks
- Vending machine
- Sushi
- Destiny Scroll
- Velma's laptop
- Origami book
- Origami
- Scissors
- Sword of Doom
- Mini-jetpack
- Miso soup
- Sword of Fate
- EMP disruptor
- Matsuhiro's megaphone
Vehicles[]
- Train
- Automatic Hover Plane
- Kenji's motorbike
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Sojo | He has the same size as the Black Samurai. |
Culprits[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Miss Mirimoto | To bring the real Black Samurai back to life and make it serve them. |
| Sojo as the Ghost of the Black Samurai | To get the Sword of Doom. |
| Ronin as the Black Samurai | The new sword Muramasa gave to a ronin was possessed by the former's evil, that transformed the latter into a tyrant bent on ruling the world. |
Cast[]
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by | Character performance by |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Do You Do the Samurai?" | Music by Thomas Chase Jones Lyrics by Joe Sichta and Thomas Chase Jones Produced by Thomas Chase Jones |
Molly Pasutti | N/A |
| "Domo Arigato Sayonara" | |||
| "Surf the Molt" | Music and orchestrations by Thomas Chase Jones | N/A | |
| "Cave Voices" |
Notes/Trivia[]
- There is no Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song) in this movie.
- Even though it was released in 2009, it has a 2008 copyright. This suggests the movie was produced and completed in 2008, around the same time as Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, but was pushed back so Goblin King could be released in time for Halloween.
- This is the final Scooby-Doo production animated in the same style as What's New, Scooby-Doo?.
- Daphne's martial art skills are finally displayed in full.
- The plot by Miss Mirimoto is very similar to Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost, released ten years before. Mirimoto and Ben Ravencroft staged a mystery to attract the gang to find an artifact of power, only to have the summoned spirit turn on the summoner.
- When Shaggy, Scooby, Daphne, and Velma each say their catchphrase in a row, Fred retorts how he still doesn't have one. Later on, however, he would say "Hold the phone" for a while (which was incorporated from Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated).
- This is the last direct-to-video movie to have the Zooming Hanna-Barbera logo at the end of the film.
- This is one of the few times where Shaggy and Scooby are willing to save the day from a villain.
- This is also marks the first time Shaggy and Scooby used actual weapons and engaged in battle face-to-face with the villain in the final showdown
- Miss Mirimoto and Miyumi's names are a case of artistic license since such names do not exist in the Japanese language.
- Real-life Japanese names which are nonetheless similar to them are Morimoto and Mayumi.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Scooby and Shaggy as sumo wrestlers, geishas, and cooks.
- Traps:
- Clues:
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 1
- "Ruh-roh" count: 3
- "Zoinks" count: 12
- "Jeepers" count: 1
- "Jinkies" count: 2
- Series running gags: Velma loses her glasses.
Cultural references[]
- The story of Hachikō by the Shibuya Station is real.
- The tale involving Muramasa and Masamune is based on Japanese mythology.
- Sojo says "The plane! The plane!" in the manner of Tattoo in the TV series Fantasy Island.
- The gauntlet of booby traps in the cave contains some visual references to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Scooby and Shaggy riding the Green Dragon in flight from Mount Fuji to Tokyo is similar to Chihiro riding on Haku's back in his dragon form in the Japanese anime movie Spirited Away.
- Shaggy saying "there's a party in my stomach" is a reference to "Yo Gabba Gabba".
- Miss Mirimoto bears a resemblance to Avatar's Azula, voiced by Grey DeLisle.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- After the magnetic pulse caused a power outage, Kenji's goatee was missing.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- None known.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Ο Scooby-Doo! και το Ξίφος του Σαμουράι | Scoooby-Doo! and the Sword of the Samurai |
| Russian | Скуби-Ду и меч самурая | Scoooby-Doo and the Sword of the Samurai |
| Turkish | Scooby Doo: Samuray Kılıcı | Scooby-Doo: Samurai Sword |
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword DVD released by Warner Home Video on April 7, 2009.- Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword Blu-ray Disc released by Warner Home Video on March 12, 2013.
Quotes[]
Velma:' My glasses! Oh, I can't see a thing without my glasses. Shaggy: Zoinks! Shaggy: Like, all aboard the Samurai Express! |
Shaggy: It's like there's a party in my stomach, and everything's invited! |
Gallery[]
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References[]
External links[]
- Buy from Amazon Video (US)