Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness 1 - The Heaven Chapter

2004 1h 23m JA

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Synopsis

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In order to murder Tokugawa Ieyasu to overthrow his reign, Sarutobi Sasuke put a group of young men under a cruel and deadly form of trainment to become ninjas. At the same time, two brothers hired by Tokugawa try to find the localization of their hideout, and a spy hides among the students. Part 1 of a 4 part series about Sarutobi Sasuke.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroki Matsukata
Bunta Sugawara
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Nozomi Ando

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takeshi Miyasaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Hiroki Matsukata and Bunta Sugawara and Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takeshi Miyasaka directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "Sarutobi Sasuke and the Army of Darkness Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Hiroki Matsukata and Bunta Sugawara and Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.