Scooby-Doo! And the Samurai Sword (Video 2009)

Director:

Christopher Berkeley

Writer:

Joe Sichta

Stars:

Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mindy Cohn

Cast

Cast overview:
Frank Welker	...	Fred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
Casey Kasem	...	Shaggy (voice)
Mindy Cohn	...	Velma (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Daphne (voice)
Kelly Hu	...	Miyumi / Miss Mirimoto (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Sojo / The Black Samurai (voice)
Sab Shimono	...	Mr. Takagawa (voice)
Keone Young	...	Matsuhiro (voice) (as Keoni Young)
Gedde Watanabe	...	Kenji (voice)
George Takei	...	Old Man Samurai (voice)
Brian Cox	...	Green Dragon (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

robot | katana sword | ninja | scroll | martial arts | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Scooby Doo kai to spathi tou samurai

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Fantasy Island (1977)

User Reviews

Entertaining if flawed

As people may know already I am a huge fan of Scooby Doo, the original(and best) show Scooby Doo! Where Are You? and The Scooby Doo Show being two of many shows to shape my childhood. The various incarnations after have ranged from surprisingly good(Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated) to terrible(Shaggy and Scooby Doo! Get a Clue).

And I do like the movies a great deal, especially Witch's Ghost, Goblin King and Zombie Island. Alongside Goblin King and Abracadabra Doo, Samurai Sword, even with the flaws, is one of Scooby's better recent efforts.

The movie is too short, the plot rather haphazard and meandering and the music rather uninspired and rushed in places.

Complaints aside, the animation is great. The colours and backgrounds have a colourful and fluid quality to them, and the character designs are thankfully not at all crude. The writing and jokes are amusing, and the samurai fighting is well choreographed and maintains interest. The characters, lead and support, are likable and fun and the voice acting is excellent with nobody really I would consider bad.

In conclusion, an entertaining movie. 7/10 Bethany Cox