Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
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.
Year: 1957
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Studio: Toei Company
Director: Tadashi Sawashima
Cast: Sentarō Fushimi, Koinosuke Onoe, Motoharu Ueki, Hiroshi Yamate, Chie Ueki, Hiroko Sakuramachi
Crew: Tadashi Ogawa (Screenplay), Tadashi Sawashima (Director), Hiroshi Watada (Lighting Technician), Naotake Fujimoto (Sound Recordist), Nakaba Takahashi (Original Music Composer), Nagaki Yamagishi (Director of Photography)
Runtime: 63 minutes
Release: Dec 15, 1957
IMDb: 7.70/10 by 3 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : ninja, period drama
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