Japan / Oct 03, 1964
Female Ninja vs. Male Ninja, Senhime v. Ieyasu, who is obsessed with winning.
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of five Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in hopes of continuing the bloodline. Princess Sen and the five female ninja escape from Osaka castle by blending in with the handmaidens. Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu who was supposed to rule all under the heavens was informed of this secret. So Ieyasu orders five samurai of the Iga Ninja clan (brought by Hattori Hanzo) to stop the Toyotomi bloodline by killing the Kunoichi ninja. An attack of ninja magic arts unfolds in a battle of the sexes.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shoichi Ozawa | Usuzumi |
| Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Akiaki Sakazaki |
| Ryōsuke Kagawa | |
| Yoshio Yoshida | Hannyadera Fuhaku |
| Eizō Kitamura | |
| Kokingo Ichikawa | |
| Mitsuko Aoi | Onami |
| Katsumi Kaneko | Takashi |
| Keiko Kojima | |
| Miyuki Sasa | |
| Ayako Satō | |
| Minako Yamano | |
| Akiko Matsushiro | |
| Kinji Nakamura | |
| Yoshihiro Igarashi | |
| Kinnosuke Takamatsu | |
| Hiroshi Hatano |
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| Takashi Kaji | |
| Ryōta Minowada | |
| Meichō Soganoya | Ieyasu Tokugawa |
| Michiyo Kogure | Afuku |
| Minoru Ōki | Tsuzumi Hayato |
Genres
ActionDramaFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | くノ一忍法 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company |
| Release date | 3 ottobre 1964 |
| Writer | Sō Kuramoto, Sadao Nakajima |
| Editing | Katsumi Kawai |
| Cinematography | Shigeru Akatsuka |
| Assistant directors | Yoshiharu Tomita, Sadao Nakajima |
| Lighting | Kiyoshi Nakamura |
| Camera operators | Shigeru Akatsuka |
| Additional photography | Shigeru Akatsuka |
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| Production design | Choshiro Katsura |
| Art direction | Choshiro Katsura |
| Set decoration | Choshiro Katsura |
| Music | Hajime Kaburagi, Masayuki Kato |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi, Masayuki Kato |
Release dates
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