Ninjutsu Gozen-Jiai
TORAWAKAMARU, THE KOGA NINJA
Directed by: Tadashi Sawashima
Starring : Sentaro Fushima, Koinosuke Onoe, Chie Ueki
It's special effects galore in the first film from noted director SAWASHIMA Tadashi,
as the ninja of Koga and Iga Clans square off against each other. During the Age
Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for
power and each uses their secret weapons in order to try and defeat the other.
Momochi Sandayu of the Iga, along with his disciple Ishikawa Goemon are
ordered by Ieyasu to assassinate Hideyoshi and get the blueprints for the hidden
fortress within Osaka Castle.
Meanwhile the Koga group organizes to try and
defend the castle for the peace of the nation. Beating off every trick from Sandayu,
Torawakamaru protects the drawing, and when Ieyasu figures out a way to hold a
match between Koga and Iga the two masters fight the greatest ninja battle ever
held.
The effects are truly spectacular in this classic ninja film from Toei. It has
never been released on video, and this is the first opportunity to see it in the
West.
1957 Blk/Wht Widescreen
Japanese with English subtitles
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