Shogun's Ninja
Certified Crap. CrapScore 52, rated by 1 admin.
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Hidden gold, rival clans and two crucial daggers give a cast of martial-arts stars every excuse to leap into trouble. This is vigorous ninja pulp with real action skills behind the spectacle. Enjoy the grand gestures and impossible adventure without mistaking competent swordplay for a flaw.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4/10
- Plot
- 6.5/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 4.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“Two daggers, one treasure and absolutely no peaceful negotiation.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 52
Synopsis and movie facts
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.
- Released
- 1980
- Directed by
- Norifumi Suzuki
- Running time
- 117 min
- Original title
- 忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫
Starring
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Momochi Takamaru
- Sonny Chiba as Shiranui Shogen
- Etsuko Shihomi as Ai-Lian
- Yuki Ninagawa as Otsu
- Isao Natsuyagi as Hattori Hanzo
- Asao Koike as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Makoto Satou as Junka no Yatoji
- Fumio Watanabe as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Shogun's Ninja (1980), directed by Norifumi Suzuki. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The reviewer enthusiastically recommends the film's samurai and ninja action while finding the long-anticipated final fight surprisingly brief. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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