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Shinobi no mono (Band of Assassins)

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Return of the Band of Assassins

Original title

Shinobi no mono (Ninja, a Band of Assassins)aka

AKA

Band of Assassins
Ninja 1
Ninja, a Band of Assassins

Year

1962

Running time

104 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Satsuo Yamamoto

Screenwriter

Hajime Takaiwa. Novel: Tomoyoshi Murayama

Cast

Music

Michiaki Watanabe

Cinematography

Yasukazu Takemura

Producer

Daiei Studios

Genre

Action. Drama | 16th Century. Ninjas

Synopsis

As nefarious warlord Oda Nobunaga continues his quest to conquer all of Japan, a powerful young ninja becomes ensnared in a plot to kill the powerful ruler in this period adventure that helped to launch the ninja craze when originally released back in 1962. Ishikawa Goemon (Ichikawa Raizo) has lost his honor, and now in order to reclaim it he must do away with the most feared man in all of Japan. But the task won't be an easy one, because death lurks around every corner as enemy ninja gangs fast close in.

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Shinobi no mono (Band of Assassins)

1962

Satsuo Yamamoto

6.4

(72)