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Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957)

Genre : Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Tadashi Sawashima
Writer : Tadashi Ogawa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sentarô Fushimi
Sentarô 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
Nakajirô Tomita
Nakajirô 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

Crews

Tadashi Sawashima
Tadashi Sawashima
Director
Tadashi Ogawa
Tadashi Ogawa
Screenplay
Nagaki Yamagishi
Nagaki Yamagishi
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Watada
Hiroshi Watada
Lighting Technician
Naotake Fujimoto
Naotake Fujimoto
Sound Recordist
Kiyoshi Maeda
Kiyoshi Maeda
Art Direction
Shintarô Miyamoto
Shintarô Miyamoto
Editor
Nakaba Takahashi
Nakaba Takahashi
Original Music Composer
Noboru Ono
Noboru Ono
Assistant Director

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