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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Yoshimi Yokosuka
Saori Taira
Hiroshi Okochi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Masaru Tsushima
- Writers
- Masaaki Wakuda
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Masaru Tsushima directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Yoshimi Yokosuka and Saori Taira and Hiroshi Okochi carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0230593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Masaru Tsushima
Legend of the Devil1996 · ★ 8.0
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 5: Secret Story of Jiraiya1995 · ★ 7.7
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 2: Secret of the Christian Bells1992 · ★ 7.3
The Haunted Lantern1998 · ★ 6.8
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 3: Sacred Book of Sexual Positions1993 · ★ 6.4
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness1996 · ★ 5.4
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical1999-02-26
- Physical1996-03-23
Also known as
International titles
- Onna tomurai-shi Beni KujakuJP