Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (film)


 * For other uses, see Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (disambiguation).

'Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword' is an American animated martial arts horror-comedy direct-to-video film based on the What's New, Scooby-Doo? TV series in 2002. It was released by Warner Home Video through the Warner Premiere label on April 7, 2009. It was written and produced by Joe Sichta, and directed by Christopher Berkeley. The film is the thirteenth installment in the Scooby-Doo 2-D animated direct-to-video film series, and the seventh and final to be based on the aforementioned What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Mystery Inc. travels to Tokyo, Japan, where they have to stop the Black Samurai from conquering the world.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kenji
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Gedde Watanabe
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Takagawa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Sab Shimono
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ghost of the Black Samurai
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Green Dragon
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Brian Cox
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mindy Cohn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hachikō (statue)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hachikō's master
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miyumi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kelly Hu
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Mirimoto
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kelly Hu
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sojo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kerry Kilpatrick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sapphire Sonja
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mad Dog Hashimoto
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Black Samurai
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Masamune
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tribe chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Matsuhiro
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Keoni Young
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old ronin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George Takei
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sapphire Sonja
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mad Dog Hashimoto
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Black Samurai
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Masamune
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tribe chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Matsuhiro
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Keoni Young
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old ronin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George Takei
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Matsuhiro
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Keoni Young
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old ronin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George Takei
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old ronin
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George Takei

Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated

Locations

 * Earth
 * Japan
 * Tokyo
 * Tokyo Museum of Cultural History (old)
 * Shibuya
 * Shibuya Station
 * Tokyo Museum of Cultural History (new)
 * Green Dragon Sushi
 * Mirimoto Academy
 * Remote Pacific island
 * Temple of 1000 Steps
 * Mount Fuji
 * Gate of Earth
 * Gate of Air
 * Gate of Fire
 * Gate of Water
 * Green Dragon's cave

Objects

 * Scooby Snacks
 * Tokyo Guide Book
 * Destiny Scroll
 * Robot ninjas
 * Sword of Doom
 * Sword of Fate
 * EMP disruptor

Vehicles

 * Train
 * Automatic Hover Plane
 * Kenji's motorbike

Music
The music was composed by Thomas Chase Jones.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: April 7, 2009 on DVD

Behind the scenes

 * It is the last direct-to-video film to feature the art style carried from What's New, Scooby-Doo? The next film, Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo, would use character designs reminiscent of the original.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * April 7, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword on DVD.
 * March 12, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * May 25, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword on DVD.
 * June 27, 2016: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 3-DVD Sports Edition on DVD.