Fuyukichi Maki
1930 - 1998Miyamoto Musashi
Tai Katô
Hideki Takahashi, Jirō Tamiya
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
Miyamoto Musashi
大忍術映画 ワタリ
Sadao Funatoko
Yoshinobu Kaneko, Chiyoko Honma
In old Japan, the legend of the ninja lives on in Watari, the Ninja Boy, a motion picture like no other. This is the story of a young boy with almost mystical powers. His skills in ninjutsu are beyond the imagination as he infiltrates the rival Iga clan to expose their evil leader.
Watari, the Ninja Boy
The Barbarian and the Geisha
John Huston
John Wayne, Eiko Ando
Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha.
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Ninjascope: Magical World of Ninjas
Tetsuya Yamauchi
Yûzaburô Sakaguchi, Yoshinobu Kaneko
A trio of heroic ninjas use their superhuman powers and high tech gadgets to fight evil warlords in feudal Japan in this Toei-produced theatrical compilation film of episodes of the KAMEN NO NINJA AKA KAGE TV series.
Ninjascope (The Magic World of Ninjas)
