Possible Clues:

• Asian warrior is carrying a strange article around
• Swordsman, after turning round, is holding a curious article
• Old Japanese fighter creating odd upset in Asia somehow
• Warrior who follows 'the way of the warrior'
• Member of a Japanese military caste
• Japanese warrior code
• Exotic warrior is holding a curious article up
• Japanese, probably not one into 9!
• One with a strong spirit like revolutionary warrior
• Caste of Japanese warriors