Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

The Mystery Inc. gang travels to Japan and across Asia and the Pacific in search of a legendary treasure. They race against the vengeful Black Samurai and his army of warriors to locate the Sword of Fate, an ancient blade said to possess supernatural powers. During their journey, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy receive training in the samurai code of Bushido from a sword master to help them face their enemies.

Released in 2009, this animated action-comedy was directed by Christopher Berkeley. It is the first of three films he directed, followed by Green Lantern: Emerald Knights in 2011 and Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham in 2023. The screenplay and production were handled by Joe Sichta. The voice cast features Frank Welker as Fred and Scooby-Doo, Casey Kasem as Shaggy, Grey DeLisle as Daphne, and Mindy Cohn as Velma. Other cast members include Kelly Hu as Miyumi and Miss Mirimoto, and Kevin Michael Richardson as Sojo and the Black Samurai.

The film has received generally positive feedback from viewers. On TMDB, it holds a rating of 7.6/10 based on 287 votes, while on IMDb it has a score of 6.4/10 from 3,900 votes.