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71% Critic Match
Female Ninja Magic
“Female Ninja vs. Male Ninja, Senhime v. Ieyasu, who is obsessed with winning.”
7.1 / 10• 1964• 1h 28m•NR• Japanese
ActionDramaFantasy
Storyline
In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of five Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in hopes of continuing the bloodline. Princess Sen and the five female ninja escape from Osaka castle by blending in with the handmaidens. Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu who was supposed to rule all under the heavens was informed of this secret. So Ieyasu orders five samurai of the Iga Ninja clan (brought by Hattori Hanzo) to stop the Toyotomi bloodline by killing the Kunoichi ninja. An attack of ninja magic arts unfolds in a battle of the sexes.
Cast & Crew
Yumiko Nogawa
Princess Sen
Lead
Sanae Nakahara
Oyui
Yuriko Mishima
Oyo
Mari Yoshimura
Omayu
Kyōsuke Machida
Sutebei
Shingo Yamashiro
Amamaki
Ryūji Shinagawa
Hattori Hanzo
Shoichi Ozawa
Usuzumi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sadao Nakajima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Female Ninja Magic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
