Seventeen Ninja
6.8
This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as political intrigue reigns supreme. Tadanaga, the younger son of Shogun Hidetada has signed a dangerous pact with the intention of preventing his older brother Iemitsu from taking his rightful place as heir to the shogun's seat. During the early years of the Tokugawa shogunate highly skilled ninja groups carried out secret missions, and it falls upon Iga Jigoza's force of 17 ninja to infiltrate the enemy's stronghold and steal the pact from Negoro leader Saiga Magokuro.
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Isao Natsuyagi
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Sonny Chiba
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Takeshi Maya
Also in
The Last Samurai
Beauty Magistrate: The Women's Prison Secret
Kazue Itō
Known for
Picnic
Gō Ibuki
Known for
Shield of Straw
Isamu Nagato
Known for
Three Outlaw Samurai
Shigeru Kōyama
Known for
Black Rain
Beyond Outrage
Kō Nishimura
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Kiyoshi Miyakoshi Director
First release January 1, 1990 · Produced in Japan · Original title 十七人の忍者
Production
Japan
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Original title
十七人の忍者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 1, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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