Opinions: Another great example of how well Japanese movies are made. Outstanding action, with an intelligent story that brings one to the exciting era of the Ninja warrior! Once again Raizo, Tomisaburo, Daiei Film's top of the line stable of performer's and crew members, a badass "real deal" Ninpo Master as the consultant, and two of Japan's best Director's do the follow-up film "Ninja 2", (of 9!), and the actual history of spies and assassins in shadows known as Shinobi no mono, (Iga/Koge people), right and proud. A very intense scene with Goemon and his (very cute!) wife Maki's new baby being held over their cabin's open firepit by a demonic bad guy as he laughs his head off watching them plead and comply while begging him not to do what he's threatening to do, then he DOES IT still gives me the creeps every single time I see it, and I must have seen it 20 times! But the film series, (8 with Raizo), really does get even better with each entry. And it also makes me sad, like when I watch the Son Of The Black Mass series, or Sword Devil, or Destiny's Son, at the early loss of such a talented and consistently interesting actor and one of the very best "Jidai-Geki" stunt performer's ever to come out of the golden age of Japan's big time studio era, my top pick of the "Chambara Holy Trinity", and a man worthy of any film fan's discovering, Ichikawa Raizo-sama... Domo arigato.

P.S. "RAIZO RULES!"