Seventeen Ninja
A film as hidden as the ninja
As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress where his youngest son is preparing to storm Edo Castle and name himself Shogun by force of arms. They are to either steal the documents that will eventually give him lawful claim to rulership, or they are to assassinate him. But even before they reach the castle walls, they find their every move countered by a ruthless ninja hunter in the employ of the would-be usurper (Konoe), who not only knows their every tactic but knows the exact make-up of their team thanks to his own spies within Edo Castle. As the Iga Ninja fall one by one, the mission's success or complete failure--where failure will result in a bloody war of succession--comes to hinge on a single young and inexperienced ninja (Kotaro).
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
July 6, 1963
Popularity
1
Director
Yasuto Hasegawa
Writer
Kaneo Ikegami
Where to Watch
Cast
Kōtarō Satomi
Hanshiro Tsuge
Jūshirō Konoe
Maguro Saiga
Yuriko Mishima
Kozue
Ryutaro Otomo
Iga no Jingosa
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Tokue Hanazawa
Kunio Kaga
Ryūji Shinagawa
Shunya Wazaki
Shinnosuke Ogata
Heitaro Gori
Hajime Nagoya
Ryōji Kōzuki
Masao Hori
Kōshirō Harada
Kinji Nakamura
Kusuo Abe
Kenji Kusumoto
Kōtarō Nirei
Minken Karasawa
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