Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991247122
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Adness
Manufacturer: Adness
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Adness
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 20, 2005
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 91774
Studio: Adness
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
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Description:
Hideyoshi (Asao Koike – G.I. Samurai), a power hungry warlord, sends his war commander, Shiranui (Sonny Chiba) to the Momochi fort to destroy the Momochi Clan, the Iga ninja group and to obtain it’s hidden gold. Two daggers tell where the hidden gold is located. One is in the possession of Sandayu Momochi, head of the Momochi family…but who has the other. Midst the fierce war with the Koga force, another ninja faction, all of the Momochi clan is killed except for Takamaru (Hiroyuki Sanada – Ninja Wars) who escape overseas. Ten years later, he returns for revenge.
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Rating:  - Not your average martial arts film
I saw this film in 1985 when I was 13, and was knocked off my feet due to the fact that not only was this a good story, but the music took it to a different place. The music was a jazz infused score that reminded me of the sounds that were coming out of Japan in the 70's thanks to the Japanese Jazz/Fusion group Hiroshima. Japan was really big into urban contemporary jazz at this time when Hiroshoma ushered in this style into their culture. Hiroyuki "Henry" Sanada became a favorite Japanese actor of mine as a result of this film, and I made it a mission to track down every film he had done. The music made it an unusual treat in this film, especially Sanada's dance sequence that gave you a glimpse into his former pop star days. In case you didn't know Henry Sanada was a 70's pop star in Japan for a minute; he also is a Shakespearean trained actor with an immense classical background in theatre. Linking up with Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club as one of Chiba's stunt actor's took him to another level in his career, which is why at age 43 he is still doing his thing in films such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3. It's hard not to love this film, especially for those with open minds to alternatives in Japanese cinema.
Rating: - A classic, finally on DVD
I first rented this from Blockbuster on VHS in the early 90's when I became interested in Japanese cinema, martial arts and history. I immediately fell in love with this flick, which takes incredible liberties with historical figures, but delivers some very memorable showdowns. Sometimes funny, sometimes brutal, sometimes bizarre, sometimes educational, always entertaining!
Rating: - Really good flick 1 of his best movies
A ruthless warlord bent on gaining control of Japan. At the behest of the Emperor, he kills the head of the Mimoshi clan and then comes after his family. And then comes the REVENGE what kind of plots would there be if it wasn't for revenge. "Vengenace is mind saith the Lord" This movie spun anime flick ninja scroll which is really good check that out too! Holla dubose123@verizon.net
Rating:  - worth watching
Not you average movie, unless you have seen all of chibas samurai movies. I found it very enjoyable. I don't have this version, but I did get 9 movies for $6, so for the price, this movie rates more like a 5/5, but just reviewing it as a movie, it was pretty good. Sonny chiba's fav apprentice is back for this one and shows a lot of the stuff that he did in Ninja in the Dragon's den. His dad was kille dand now hes like that last of his line and he needs to defeat chiba's evil ninja character. Some very good exhibitions and good hand to hand. All the action is VERY good, but there is not enough, all in all final fight was good, very good parts in the movie all the way through. Much better than ninja wars-a similiar movie that came with this collection.
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