Monday, May 4, 2009

Ninjutsu Gozen-jiai AKA The Koga Ninja (1957) Classic Japanese Ninja Movie

Ninjutsu Gozen-jiai (1957)
AKA: The Koga Ninja

A Classic Japanese Ninja Movie.

DIRECTOR: Tadashi Sawashima
COUNTRY: Japan
COMPANY: Tōei Company, Limited
COLOR: Black and White
DURATION: 61 minutes

CAST: 
Denjirô Ôkôchi as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Hiroshi Yamate as Toyotomi Hideyori
Motoharu Ueki as Ishikawa Goroichi
Ryunosuke Tsukigata as Momochi Sandayu




Ninjutsu (1957) Classic Ninja Video. Very Old Ninja Flick.

Ninjutsu (1957)
... aka Yagyu bugeicho 
... aka Secret Scrolls 
... aka Yagyu Secret Scrolls

NOTE: This is NOT Ninjutsu Gozen-jiai, That is a different film.

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, as Tasaburo

COUNTRY: Japan
COLOR: Color
COMPANY: Toho Company

PLOT
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}