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Shogun's Ninja

1980 · 117 min

A sweeping, sword-swinging samurai adventure with a brooding quest and bursts of kinetic ninja action.

Directed by
Norifumi Suzuki
Genres
Action, Adventure
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi
Overview
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Norifumi Suzuki
Genres
Action, Adventure
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, adventure
Directed by
Norifumi Suzuki
Written by
Ichirō Ōtsu, Fumio Kōnami
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yuki Ninagawa, Isao Natsuyagi, Asao Koike, Makoto Satō, Fumio Watanabe
Cinematography
Tôru Nakajima
Runtime
117 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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