Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-12-15
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
- Runtime
- 63 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tadashi Ogawa, Tadashi Sawashima
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Sentarō Fushimi as Tozawa Torawakamaru
- Koinosuke Onoe as Yamashiro Dairikimaru
- Motoharu Ueki as Ishikawa Goroichi
- Hiroshi Yamate as Toyotomi Hideyori
- Chie Ueki as Fukushima Onene
- Hiroko Sakuramachi as Sagiri
- Nakajirō Tomita as Ishikawa Goemon
- Kinnosuke Takamatsu as Tozawa Hakunsai
- A-suke Akita
- B-suke Akita
- Akira Kishii as Gonkuro
- Yoshiko Yashioji as Fukushima Osai
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