Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Seen it?2009 | 74 min | Family, Mystery, Animation, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and fantasy fans.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancientblade fabled to possess extraordinary supernaturalpowers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christopher Berkeley
- Casey KasemShaggy (voice)
- Frank WelkerFred / Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Grey DeLisleDaphne (voice)
- Mindy CohnVelma (voice)
- Kelly HuMiyumi / Miss Mirimoto (voice)
- Kevin Michael RichardsonSojo / The Black Samurai (voice)
- Brian CoxGreen Dragon (voice)
- Sab ShimonoMr. Takagawa (voice)
- Keone YoungMatsuhiro (voice)
- Gedde WatanabeKenji (voice)