Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

(1957)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Year: 1957

Runtime: 63 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 沢島忠

Cast: 伏見扇太郎, 尾上鯉之助, 植木基晴, Hiroshi Yamate, 植木千恵, 桜町弘子, 富田仲次郎, 高松錦之助, A-suke Akita, B-suke Akita

Plot

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.