Lord Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, bound for Edo to be sworn in as the next shogun, is the target of merciless ninja assassins hired by corrupt officials hoping to put their own candidate in his place. His only hope is the “Oniwaban,” the shogunate’s secret ninja force, sworn to throw their lives down recklessly to prevent this coup. But will they stand a chance of getting the lord to his ceremony in time? A perilous chase, betrayal after betrayal, and a final bloodbath await them as ninja battle ninja in one last, desperate struggle.
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Ayumi Tachieda
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Katsuhiko Watabiki
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Masaru Ryuzaki
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Fumiaki Takashima
Mikijiro Hira
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Shigeru Kōyama
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Shin Kishida
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Taeko Hattori
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Tsutomu Isobe
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Yoshiharu Kobayashi
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Yoshio Inaba
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Masahiro Takase Director
First release July 12, 1983 · Produced in Japan · Original title Oniwaban Himon Ansatsusha
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Japan
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Original title
Oniwaban Himon Ansatsusha
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 12, 1983
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No release date listed for United States.
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