Samurai Spy (1965)
1965 · Feature film · 99 min · dir. Masahiro Shinoda
- Drama
- Romance
- ninja film
Synopsis
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.
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Details
- Director
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Writer
- Yoshiyuki Fukuda
- Composer
- Toru Takemitsu
- Cinematography
- Masao Kosugi
- Studio
- Shochiku
- Released
- 1965-07-10
- Original title
- 異聞猿飛佐助
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Language
- Japanese
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Chanbara
- English-subtitles
Cast & crew
Masahiro Shinoda Director
Kōji Takahashi