The concept for the film was loosely inspired by the "Masks" storyline featured in issues #46 and #47 of the original Mirage Studios comic book series, where the Turtles also meet the time-traveler Renet.
After massive parent complaints about violence in the first film led to the Turtles barely using their weapons in the sequel, this third film course-corrected by allowing them to actively use their katanas, sai, bo staff, and nunchucks again.
(Played by Stuart Wilson) – A greedy British merchant selling firearms to the samurai.
April lands in 1603 and is immediately captured by the tyrannical Lord Norinaga. To rescue her, the four Turtles use the scepter to travel back to the past. They arrive in feudal Japan and must team up with a band of rebel villagers, led by a woman named Mitsu, to defeat Lord Norinaga and an opportunistic English arms trader named Walker. They must successfully retrieve the scepter to return to present-day New York before its window of power closes forever. 🎭 Cast & Characters
(Played by Vivian Wu) – The courageous leader of the local rebellion. The Turtles (Voice Cast) Leonardo – Voiced by Brian Tochi
The story begins when April O'Neil purchases an ancient, mysterious Japanese scepter at a flea market. Unbeknownst to her, the scepter possesses magical time-traveling properties based on an equal distribution of mass. While holding it, April inadvertently swaps places with Kenshin, a young prince from 17th-century Japan who is holding the same scepter in his own timeline.