Shogun's Ninja | |
Director: | Norifumi Suzuki |
Screenplay: | Takao Ishikawa, Ichirō Otsu, Shirō Kannami |
Distributor: | Toei Company |
Runtime: | 117 minutes |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
also known as Ninja Bugeichō Momochi Sandayū is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Norifumi Suzuki.[1] [2] [3] Hiroyuki Sanada landed his first lead role in the film.[4] [5]
Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends Shiranui Shōgen to Iga in search of the Momochi clan's hidden gold. Shōgen destroys the Momochi clan, but Momochi Sandayū's child Momochi Ganmaru narrowly escapes to Ming China. 10 years later, he returns to Japan.[6]