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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
Yumiko Nogawa | Sanae Nakahara | Yuriko Mishima | Mari Yoshimura | Kyosuke Mashida | Shingo Yamashiro | Ryûji Shinagawa | Shoichi Ozawa | Shigeru Tsuyuguchi | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Yoshio Yoshida | Eizô Kitamura | Kokingo Ichikawa | Mitsuko Aoi | Katsumi Kaneko | Keiko Kojima | Miyuki Sasa | Ayako Satô | Minako Yamano | Akiko Matsushiro | Kinji Nakamura | Yoshihiro Igarashi | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Hiroshi Hatano | Takashi Kaji | Ryôta Minowada | Meichô Soganoya | Michiyo Kogure | Minoru Oki
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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