Film Details: Shinobi No Mono [HK Version] DVD | Dir.: Satsuo Yamamoto;Kazuo Mori | Cast: Raizo Ichikawa, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shiho Fujimura, Yunosuke Ito
This is the film which launched the first Ninja boom in Japan after WWII. The producers enlisted the aid of the last "living Ninja master" as a consultant, so this film contains realistic Ninja techniques and details of Ninja society.
Overview:
Shinobi No Mono is the first of a series of eight Japanese historical dramas which were released in Japan over a four year period from 1962 to 1966 by Daiei Pictures. The plot of the films focuses on a ninja named Ishikawa Goemon and his struggle to survive during Japan's warring states period. The films star Ichikawa Raizo (of Nemuri Kyoshiro / Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) who plays Ishikawa Goemon as well as several other characters throughout the series. Wakayama Tomisaburo (of Kozure Ookami / Lone Wolf and Cub fame) also appears in the first four movies. For a more detailed synopsis of Shinobi No Mono, please see the detailed plot synopsis in the "notes" section below.
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