Film

Shogunate Secret Ninja

1983 · 1h 31m · Action · History · Drama

Lord Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, bound for Edo to be sworn in as the next shogun, is the target of merciless ninja assassins hired by corrupt officials hoping to put their own candidate in his place. His only hope is the “Oniwaban,” the shogunate’s secret ninja force, sworn to throw their lives down recklessly to prevent this coup. But will they stand a chance of getting the lord to his ceremony in time? A perilous chase, betrayal after betrayal, and a final bloodbath await them as ninja battle ninja in one last, desperate struggle.

Ayumi Tachieda

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Masaru Ryuzaki

Fumiaki Takashima

Mikijiro Hira

Shigeru Kōyama

Shin Kishida

Taeko Hattori

Tsutomu Isobe

Yoshiharu Kobayashi

Yoshio Inaba

• Masahiro TakaseScreenplay · Director

Release date

July 12, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Action, History, Drama