Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957)
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957)
During the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power and each uses their secret weapons in order to try and defeat the other. Momochi Sandayu of the Iga, along with his disciple Ishikawa Goemon are ordered by Ieyasu to assassinate Hideyoshi and get the blueprints for the hidden fortress within Osaka Castle. Meanwhile the Koga group organizes to try and defend the castle for the peace of the nation. Beating off every trick from Sandayu, Torawakamaru protects the drawing, and when Ieyasu figures out a way to hold a match between Koga and Iga the two masters fight the greatest ninja battle ever held. The effects are truly spectacular in this classic ninja film from Toei.

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Cast

Sentarō Fushimi Sentarō Fushimi As: Tozawa Torawakamaru
Koinosuke Onoe Koinosuke Onoe As: Yamashiro Dairikimaru
Motoharu Ueki Motoharu Ueki As: Ishikawa Goroichi
Hiroshi Yamate Hiroshi Yamate As: Toyotomi Hideyori
Chie Ueki Chie Ueki As: Fukushima Onene
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Storyline

During the Age Of Wars (Sengoku Era), Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are vying for power and each uses their secret weapons in order to try and defeat the other. Momochi Sandayu of the Iga, along with his disciple Ishikawa Goemon are ordered by Ieyasu to assassinate Hideyoshi and get the blueprints for the hidden fortress within Osaka Castle. Meanwhile the Koga group organizes to try and defend the castle for the peace of the nation. Beating off every trick from Sandayu, Torawakamaru protects the drawing, and when Ieyasu figures out a way to hold a match between Koga and Iga the two masters fight the greatest ninja battle ever held. The effects are truly spectacular in this classic ninja film from Toei.


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Details

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 15 December 1957

Country: JP

Runtime: 63m

Company Credits

Company: Toei Company

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Cast

Sentarō Fushimi

Sentarō Fushimi

Tozawa Torawakamaru

Koinosuke Onoe

Koinosuke Onoe

Yamashiro Dairikimaru

Motoharu Ueki

Motoharu Ueki

Ishikawa Goroichi

Hiroshi Yamate

Hiroshi Yamate

Toyotomi Hideyori

Chie Ueki

Chie Ueki

Fukushima Onene

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Sagiri

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Ishikawa Goemon

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Tozawa Hakunsai

A-suke Akita

A-suke Akita

B-suke Akita

B-suke Akita

Akira Kishii

Akira Kishii

Gonkuro

Yoshiko Yashioji

Yoshiko Yashioji

Fukushima Osai

Yachiyo Kirishima

Yachiyo Kirishima

Yodo

Tomiyasu Ikeda

Tomiyasu Ikeda

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Koji Arima

Koji Arima

Honda Sado

Masao Hori

Masao Hori

Fukushima Masanori

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Momochi Sandayu

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Directed By

Tadashi Sawashima

Tadashi Sawashima

Director

Noboru Ono

Noboru Ono

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Tadashi Ogawa

Tadashi Ogawa

Screenplay

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Nakaba Takahashi

Nakaba Takahashi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nagaki Yamagishi

Nagaki Yamagishi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Hiroshi Watada

Hiroshi Watada

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Kiyoshi Maeda

Kiyoshi Maeda

Art Direction

Other Crew

Naotake Fujimoto

Naotake Fujimoto

Sound Recordist

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