In 1870, Japanese Ambassador Sakaguchi is traveling through the American west on a train. Link Stuart (Charles Bronson) gets on the train. He's a part of a large gang attacking the troops on board from the outside and the inside. He's double-crossed by his partner Gotch 'Gauche' Kink who takes the gold and a sword from the emperor intended as a gift for the president. Samurai Kuroda Jubie (Toshirô Mifune) joins with Link to hunt down Gauche. The Ambassador gives them seven days before both him and the samurai are honor-bound to commit harakiri. Link needs Gauche alive to find the hidden loot. They kidnap Gauche's whore Cristina (Ursula Andress).
The samurai and the bandit idea is a solid setup. Charles Bronson and Toshirô Mifune are a good odd couple. It does get a little muddled trying to do too much in the third act. Link and the Samurai should face the Indians by themselves and then they should face Gauche's gang in the climax. Overall, this is a good spaghetti western. A samurai in the old west is a great idea.
The samurai and the bandit idea is a solid setup. Charles Bronson and Toshirô Mifune are a good odd couple. It does get a little muddled trying to do too much in the third act. Link and the Samurai should face the Indians by themselves and then they should face Gauche's gang in the climax. Overall, this is a good spaghetti western. A samurai in the old west is a great idea.