Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1

1998 1h 46m JA

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★4.5TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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Yuko Moriyama stars in this ninja period piece as one of seven women determined to exact revenge on the evil lord Akinari Katou and “The 7 Spears”, the band of soldiers he commands. Trained assassins and skilled in sorcery, these men took over the Aizu prefecture and took its most beautiful young women as concubines. They left behind 7 daughters now seeking out Jyubei Yagyuu to help get revenge.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryushi Mizukami
Akinari Katô
Yûko Moriyama
Ochei
Hitoshi Ozawa
Jubei
Yasuyo Shirashima
Akaji Maro
Tenkai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hitoshi Ozawa
Writers: Junichi Inoue
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hitoshi Ozawa, shot by Shôji Ehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Ryushi Mizukami and Yûko Moriyama and Hitoshi Ozawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0176689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hitoshi Ozawa directs. Shôji Ehara behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hitoshi Ozawa, shot by Shôji Ehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Ryushi Mizukami and Yûko Moriyama and Hitoshi Ozawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0176689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "assassin", "nun", "magic", "sorcery".

The technical file

Cinematography: Shôji Ehara
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 (1998)

Part of

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles Collection

The female ninjas need to protect their particular master’s unborn infant from enemies. They use all types of intimate tricks to obtain the work done.