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Female Ninja Magic (1964)
Directed by Sadao Nakajima
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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.
Length 88 minutes
Actors
Michiyo Kogure | Yumiko Nogawa | Kyosuke Mashida | Shoichi Ozawa | Sanae Nakahara | Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Shingo Yamashiro | Minoru Oki | Yoshio Yoshida | Yuriko Mishima | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Hiroshi Hatano | Eizô Kitamura | Mitsuko Aoi | Meichô Soganoya | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Ryôta Minowada | Kinji Nakamura | Yoshihiro Igarashi | Ryûji Shinagawa | Katsumi Kaneko | Mari Yoshimura | Miyuki Sasa | Keiko Kojima | Ayako Satô | Kokingo Ichikawa | Minako Yamano | Akiko Matsushiro | Takashi Kaji
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/31/2018 | Phone | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Was thrilled that TKU-TV programmed another classic film for the chanbara Saturday slot. Especially one that stars Yumiko Nogawa, a favorite from sixties Japanese cinema. Was also please that the broadcast stream was stable for the majority of the runtime (only cut out once).
This is a wild ninja vs ninja flick that uses more magic ninja arts in the attacks. It’s fantastical in that way and a lot of fun to see the different attacks like “Robust Monsoon” and “Fantasy Bodhisattva” among others. Then watch the men ninja try to outwit the clever Kunoichi.
Guess a grey market disc must exist since TKU screened it. This would be a fun one to track down and revisit w/o the constraints of the broadcast (viewing via my phone).
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