I hope this isn't some nightmare that I've held onto all my life.
The movie I am trying to remember, I only recall two scenes.
The boy looks out his window at night and sees the silhouette of a Knight or a Samurai, or a Demon, possibly on a horse. I'm fairly sure the eyes glow red.
The boy is being chased through a graveyard, or possibly some stone statues or columns. The Samurai is chasing him and swiping the air with a big weapon. There is mist on the ground.
I'm really reaching for this extra bit, the hillside had a dirt road running up it which was lined by trees and there were leaves on the road. The Samurai was there...
The Samurai spirit might even be a statue come to life and the graveyard could be a Japanese garden...
This was when I was very young (born 1979) so it must have been made before 1985 I reckon.
Thankyou very much for reading.
There are similarities to Neon Maniacs (1986), but there are also some difference in what you remember:
http://www.badmovies.org/movies/neonmaniacs/ (http://www.badmovies.org/movies/neonmaniacs/)
Thankyou Andrew, It doesn't ring any bells but I will check it out. :)
I've just checked Neon Maniacs and that isn't the one I remember. :(
I'm currently pawing through imdbs 1984 movie list, I'll check the earlier years too until I find it ;)
Even though the time period is wrong, this has some similarities to Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. There's a similar looking scene involving a phantom, in armour similar to a samurai's, attacking him in a graveyard.