Shogun's Ninja

{{Infobox film | name = Shogun's Ninja | image = File:Shogun's Ninja poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Norifumi Suzuki | producer = | writer = | screenplay = Takao Ishikawa<br>Ichirō Otsu<br>Shirō Kannami | story = | based_on = | starring = {{Plainlist|*Hiroyuki Sanada *Sonny Chiba *Etsuko Shiomi *Shōhei Hino *Yōko Nogiwa }} | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = | distributor = Toei Company | released = {{Film date|1980|11|15|Japan}} | runtime = 117 minutes | country = Japan | language = Japanese | budget = | gross = }} {{Nihongo|'''''Shogun's Ninja'''''|忍者武芸帖百地三太夫|lead=yes}} also known as '''''Ninja Bugeichō Momochi Sandayū''''', is a 1980 Japanese chanbara film directed by Norifumi Suzuki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sp.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=16997&key_search=%E5%BF%8D%E8%80%85%E6%AD%A6%E8%8A%B8%E5%B8%96|title=忍者武芸帖百地三太夫|publisher=Kinema Junpo|access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%BF%8D%E8%80%85%E6%AD%A6%E8%8A%B8%E5%B8%96-%E7%99%BE%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%AB-DVD-%E7%9C%9F%E7%94%B0%E5%BA%83%E4%B9%8B/dp/B001CCHL5W |title=忍者武芸帖百地三太夫 |publisher=アマゾン|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=13289 |title=忍者武芸帖百地三太夫|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs映画情報システム|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref> Hiroyuki Sanada landed his first lead role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20130906-1184661.html |title=真田広之だから「ハリウッド」口出しＯＫ|publisher=RSS|access-date= 19 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%9C%9F%E7%94%B0%E5%BA%83%E4%B9%8B-1078961 |title=真田広之とは|publisher=kotobank|access-date= 19 March 2017}}</ref>

==Plot== Toyotomi Hideyoshi sends Shiranui Shōgen to Iga in search of the Momochi clan's hidden gold. Shōgen destroys the Momochi clan, but Momochi Sandayū's child Momochi Takamaru narrowly escapes to Ming China. 10 years later, he returns to Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000001149.html |title=忍者武芸帖百地三太夫|publisher=一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟 |access-date= 19 March 2017}}</ref>

==Cast== *Hiroyuki Sanada : Momochi Takamaru *Etsuko Shiomi : Ai-Lian *Yuki Ninagawa : Otsu *Shōhei Hino : Gosuke (Ishikawa Goemon) *Katsumasa Uchida : Shiranui Gennosuke *Masashi Ishibashi : Momochi Sandayū *Akira Hamada : Akechi Mitsuhide *Yōko Nogiwa : Chiyo *Asao Koike : Toyotomi Hideyori *Masumi Harukawa : Lady Yodo *Makoto Satō : Junka no Yatoji *Isao Natsuyagi : Hattori Hanzō *Tetsuro Tamba : Tozawa Hakuunsai *Sonny Chiba : Shiranui Shōgen

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt0084674|Shogun's Ninja}}

Category:Jidaigeki films Category:1980s samurai films Category:Films directed by Norifumi Suzuki Category:Ninja films Category:1980s Japanese films