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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
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Ninja, A Band of Assassins

1962-12-01 · 104 min · ★ 6.5

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Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.

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Directors
Satsuo Yamamoto
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Raizō IchikawaRaizō IchikawaIshikawa Goemon
Shiho FujimuraShiho FujimuraMaki
Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke ItōSandayû Momochi
Katsuhiko KobayashiKatsuhiko KobayashiNobuo Oda
Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaOda Nobunaga
Yōko UrajiYōko UrajiHinona
Reiko FujiwaraReiko FujiwaraHata
Chitose MakiChitose MakiTamo
Kyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaInone
Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō
Kō NishimuraKō NishimuraKizaru
Yutaka NakamuraYutaka Nakamura
Kuniichi TakamiKuniichi TakamiKôtarô
Toshio Chiba
Sonosuke SawamuraSonosuke Sawamura
Yoshi KatōYoshi KatōYozo
Kōichi MizuharaKōichi MizuharaGoemon's Father
Shintarō Nanjō
Yūsaku TerashimaYūsaku Terashima
Shōzō NanbuShōzō Nanbu

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