In 19th century a Japanese delegation travels to the USA to present the American president with a gift pony from the Japanese Emperor. The pony which is considered to be divine by the Japanese is stolen and ransomed by a belligerent tribe of Indians.In order to retrieve the pony the Japanese delegation offers one million dollars in ransom to be delivered to the Indians by the local Sheriff Gideon aided by an inept Japanese servant who believes he is a true Samurai.