Kunoichi ninpō explained

Kunoichi ninpō
Director:	Sadao Nakajima
Screenplay:	Sō Kuramoto Sadao Nakajima
Starring:	Mari Yoshimura Sanae Nakahara Yumiko Nogawa Shingo Yamashiro Shoichi Ozawa
Music:	Hajime Kaburagi
Distributor:	Toei
Runtime:	87 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1964 Japanese erotic film directed by Sadao Nakajima in his directorial debut.^{[1] [2]} It is based on Futaro Yamada's novel Kunoichi Ninpōchō.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Plot

In the Siege of Osaka, five female ninjas who pregnanted with Toyotomi Hideyori's child escape from Osaka Castle by the order of Sanada Yukimura.^[4] Tokugawa Ieyasu orders Hattori Hanzō to assassinate them all.^[7] On the other hand, Senhime raises her hand against Ieyasu and tries to protect them.^[7]

Cast

• Omayu - Mari Yoshimura
• Senhime - Yumiko Nogawa
• Oyui - Sanae Nakahara
• Oyu - Yuriko Mishima
• Hannyadera Fuhaku - Yoshio Yoshida
• Amamaki - Shingo Yamashiro
• Usuzumi - Shoichi Ozawa
• Stebei - Kyosuke Machida
• Hayato - Minoru Ōki
• Tokugawa Ieyasu - Miechō Soganoya
• Sanada Yukimura - Eizō KItamura
• Lady Kasuga - Michiyo Kogure
• Hattori Hanzō - Ryūji Shinagawa
• Sakazaki Dewanokami - Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

See also

• Kunoichi Keshō 2nd in Futaro Yamada's Kunoichi film series.^[8]
• Ninpō-chushingura 3nd in Futaro Yamada's Kunoichi film series. Directed by Yasuto Hasegawa^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 中島貞夫. 産経スポーツ. 29 November 2020.
2. 『日本特撮・幻想映画全集』 勁文社、1997年、157頁。
3. Web site: くノ一忍法 . eiga.com. 3 November 2018.
4. Web site: くノ一忍法. 般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. 3 November 2018.
5. Web site: 映画の四日間 PART2 中島貞夫シナリオゼミナール. 29 November 2018.
6. Web site: くノ一忍法とは . kotobank. 3 November 2018.
7. Web site: くノ一が身勝手な男たちの無様な姿を晒す痛快劇. 週刊文春. ja. 15 November 2021.
8. Web site: くノ一化粧. 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. 19 March 2017.
9. Web site: 忍法忠臣蔵. Agency for Cultural Affairs 文化庁 映画情報システム. 19 March 2017.