Ninja Gari [Priced-down Reissue]

[Machine Translation] ["Toei The Classic" Series - Vol. 24 ] Take the lives of the 30 Koga Shinobi, even if it means killing the grassroots! Vindictiveness and hatred swirl together, friend and foe alike, and one by one they disappear, creating tension and thrill. This is a hard ninja action film depicting a fierce, blood-soaked battle to the death between four ronin (ronin) and more than 30 Koga ninja, who are secretly working for the shogunate to crush the feudal lords of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The ever-changing war situation in Koji Takada's well-developed screenplay is brought to life with the tension created by Shigeru Akatsuka's deep-shaded black-and-white cinematography, and the thrill and suspense of this masterpiece of ninja cinema by the up-and-coming Tetsuya Yamauchi, making his directorial debut with this film, is delivered with true realism. The cast includes Jushiro Konoe, Choichiro Kawarazaki, Shingo Yamashiro, and Kei Sato, all of whom show off their prowess as ronin who intercept the Koga ninja army. Takahiro Tamura plays the role of a cool and resourceful retainer of the Matsuyama clan. Amatsu Satoshi, as a Koga Ninja dark storekeeper under secret orders from the Tokugawa Shogunate, adds to the excitement of the final battle in the mausoleum. The cast also includes Kikuko Hojo, Kunio Kaga, and Toru Abe.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: photo gallery, trailer(s)

["東映・ザ・定番 "シリーズ 第24弾] 草の根わけても、甲賀三十忍の命を奪え! 執念と憎悪が渦巻き、敵味方相乱れ、一人、二人と姿を消す緊張とスリル。外様大名取り潰しを狙う幕府の密名を受けて暗躍する甲賀忍者三十余名を迎え討つ四人の浪人との血で血を洗う凄絶な死闘を描いた忍者ハードアクション。より練り込まれた高田宏治脚本の刻々と変化する戦況を赤塚滋キャメラの深い陰影のモノクロ映像が緊迫感を叩き出し、本作品が監督デビューとなった新鋭山内鉄也が迫真のリアリズムで放ったスリルとサスペンス溢れる忍者映画の傑作。出演は近衛十四郎、河原崎長一郎、山城新伍、佐藤慶の四人が甲賀忍軍を迎え撃つ浪人に扮し剛腕を披露。守る松山藩城代家老に田村高廣が扮しクールな知略家を好演。また天津敏が幕府の密命を受けた甲賀忍者闇の蔵人に扮してラストの霊廟内の一騎打ちを名場面に盛り上げている。その他に北条きく子、加賀邦男、安部徹が出演する実力派異色キャスト。

映像特典: フォトギャラリー、予告編