Ninpō-chushingura (Japanese: 忍法忠臣蔵, Hepburn: Ninpō-chushingura) is a 1965 Japanese erotic jidaigeki film directed by Yasuto Hasegawa. The film deals with the revenge of the forty-seven rōnin.[1] It is based on Futaro Yamada's novel "Ninpō-chushingura".[2][3] It is 3rd in Futaro Yamada's Kunoichi film series. The president of Toei company Shigeru Okada asked Sadao Nakajima who directed past 2 Futaro Yamada's Kunoichi films to direct the film but he declined the offer.[4][5]
| Ninpō-Chushingura | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yasuto Hasegawa |
| Screenplay by | Tai Kato Koji Takada |
| Based on | Ninpō-Chushingura by Futaro Yamada |
| Produced by | koichiro Ogura |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima |
| Distributed by | Toei |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot edit
Mumyō Kotarō killed his betrayed fiancé Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyōbu's daughter Oyu(She is exactly like Orie.) be attacked by ninja. Thus he stays Chisaka's residence in Yonezawa. Chisaka was just trying to stop Forty-seven rōnin's revenge against Kira Kōzuke no suke by female ninja's sexual entrapment. Chisaka asks Kotarō to lead female ninja. Kotarō accepts the request on condition of marriage to Oyu.[3][6]
Cast edit
- Tetsurō Tamba as Mumyō Kotarō
- Kō Nishimura as Chisaka Hyōbu
- Hiroko Sakuramachi as Oyu/Orie
- Tsuyako Okajima
- Akiji Kobayashi as Horibe Yasubei
- Seizo Fukumoto as Namiuchi Dainoshin
- Yuriko Mishima as Oyumi
- Kazuko Oura as Toyo
- Daisuke Awaji as Mononose Tsukinori
- Yoshihiro Igarashi as Uesugi Tsununori
- Daizen Shishido as Shiraito
- Kunie Tanaka as Fuwa Kazuemon
- Minoru Ōki as Ōishi Kuranosuke
See also edit
- Kunoichi ninpō 1st in Futaro Yamada's Kunoichi film series. Directed by Sadao Nakajima.[7]
- Kunoichi Keshō 2nd in Futaro Yamada's Kunoichi film series. Directed by Sadao Nakajima.[8]
References edit
- ^ "忍法忠臣蔵". 文化庁 映画情報システム. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "忍法忠臣蔵とは". kotobank. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b "忍法忠臣蔵". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ 中島貞夫 遊撃の美学 映画監督中島貞夫 ワイズ出版 2004 ISBN 4-89830-173-8
- ^ 山平重樹 高倉健と任侠映画 徳間書店、2015 P.284-286 ISBN 978419907028-0
- ^ "忍法忠臣蔵". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "くノ一忍法". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "くノ一化粧". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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