Shinsho: shinobi no mono (1966)

Shinsho: shinobi no mono: Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. With Raizô Ichikawa, Manami Fuji, Michiyo Yasuda, Yûnosuke Itô. It is the 1570’s in Japan. Ninja Kasumi Kanbey specializes in making gunpowder. He lives with his young son Kojiro, who witnesses his assassination by five skilled ninjas. Kanbey manages to kill two of his attackers before succumbing to their attack. Kojiro embarks on a journey to avenge his father against the remaining three assassins. His first attempts meet with failure and so he begins seeking training from a Ninjitsu master to become skilled enough to eliminate his enemies. The master is said to be hiding in the Kai Province of Takeda Shingen. Stars ninja superstar Raizô Ichikawa, and for ninja fans is a must see.

“This is a story of a little boy who witnessed his father getting butchered and grows out to be a samurai to seek revenge for his fatheru0026#39;s death.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe script of the film is quite average and somewhat lacked logic in the story. The screenplay was also average, nothing exceptional. And the action scenes were a bit clumsy as well as missed the continuous flow. The performance of the actors and actresses were mostly okay.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall this is an average movie that one can watch if he/she a lot of spare time.”