Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes (1963)
A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed and vandalized, streets teeming with panicked citizens. Is Ijyuin Tanomo, highly-placed official of Owari clan, secretly using deadly ninja to foment riot and rebellion? Narumiya Shinbei, a lone samurai spy adept at ninjutsu must uncover the hidden hand orchestrating these shocking crimes. Shinbei enlists a small band of dedicated ninja to lay siege to the enemy’s stronghold, where his own sister works as an undercover agent. Now, ninja must fight ninja in a last desperate battle to save the shogunate.
Director: Junji Kurata
Genre: Action, Drama
Runtime: 86 min
Release Date: December 15, 1963
Cast
- Hiroki Matsukata - Shinbei
- Kōtarō Satomi - Tokugawa Yoshimune
- Jūshirō Konoe - Ijuin Yoromo
- Ichirō Nakatani - Yakuro Teranishi
- Kikuko Hojo - Kaede
- Yuriko Mishima - Onui
- Harumi Sone
- Koji Arima - Ito Kanzaemon
- Kenjiro Uemura - Ryusai
- Akio Kobori - Sakon Matsudaira
Screenplay
- Futaro Yamada (Original Story)
- Shin Morita (Screenplay)
- Shinji Kessoku (Screenplay)
Music: Hajime Kaburagi
Cinematography: Takeo Itō
Editing: Tadao Kanda
Production: Toei Company
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
jidaigeki
More Films by Director: Junji Kurata
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes about?
- A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed and vandalized, streets teeming with panicked citizens. Is Ijyuin Tanomo, highly-placed official of Owari clan, secretly using deadly ninja to foment riot and rebellion? Narumiya Shinbei, a lone samurai spy adept at ninjutsu must uncover the hidden hand orchestrating these shocking crimes. Shinbei enlists a small band of dedicated ninja to lay siege to the enemy’s stronghold, where his own sister works as an undercover agent. Now, ninja must fight ninja in a last desperate battle to save the shogunate.
- Who directed Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes?
- Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes was directed by Junji Kurata.
- Who stars in Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes?
- Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes stars Hiroki Matsukata, Kōtarō Satomi, Jūshirō Konoe, Ichirō Nakatani, Kikuko Hojo, Yuriko Mishima.
- How long is Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes?
- Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes has a runtime of 1h 26m (86 minutes).
- What genre is Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes?
- Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes is a Action, Drama film.
- Where was Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes produced?
- Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes was produced in Japan.