Film

Seventeen Ninja

1990 · 1h 34m

IMDb

7.3

This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as political intrigue reigns supreme. Tadanaga, the younger son of Shogun Hidetada has signed a dangerous pact with the intention of preventing his older brother Iemitsu from taking his rightful place as heir to the shogun's seat. During the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate highly skilled ninja groups carried out secret missions, and it falls upon Iga Jigoza's force of 17 ninja to infiltrate the enemy's stronghold and steal the pact from Negoro leader Saiga Magokuro.

Isao Natsuyagi

Sonny Chiba

Takeshi Maya

Kazue Itō

Gō Ibuki

Isamu Nagato

Shigeru Kōyama

Kō Nishimura

• Kiyoshi MiyakoshiDirector

Release date

January 1, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 34m