Release Date

06 Jul, 1963

Runtime

01:39: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A film as hidden as the ninja

As the Shogun lays dying, seventeen Iga clan ninja are sent to infiltrate the impenetrable fortress where his youngest son is preparing to storm Edo Castle and name himself Shogun by force of arms. They are to either steal the documents that will eventually give him lawful claim to rulership, or they are to assassinate him. But even before they reach the castle walls, they find their every move countered by a ruthless ninja hunter in the employ of the would-be usurper (Konoe), who not only knows their every tactic but knows the exact make-up of their team thanks to his own spies within Edo Castle. As the Iga Ninja fall one by one, the mission's success or complete failure--where failure will result in a bloody war of succession--comes to hinge on a single young and inexperienced ninja (Kotaro).

Original Title

十七人の忍者

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Actors

里見浩太朗

近衛十四郎

三島ゆり子

大友柳太朗

東千代之介

花沢徳衛

加賀邦男

品川隆二

和崎俊哉

尾形伸之介

五里兵太郎

Hajime Nagoya

Ryōji Kōzuki

堀正夫

原田甲子郎

中村錦司

阿部九洲男

楠本健二

仁礼功太郎

唐沢民賢

小山田良樹

Crew

長谷川安人

増田悦章

藤本尚武

池宮彰一郎

鏑木創

堀池幸三

わし尾元也

富田治郎