Secret of Naruto
1957 · Movie · 101 min. · Japan
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa
Cast Chikage Awashima · Toshio Chiba · Raizô Ichikawa · Satoko Minami · Tatsuya Ishiguro · Kazuo Hasegawa · Ryôsuke Kagawa · Osamu Takizawa · Fujiko Yamamoto
Soundtrack Ichiro Saitô
Screenplay Teinosuke Kinugasa · Minoru Inuzuka
Cinematography Kohei Sugiyama
Original title Naruto hichô
Also known as A Fantastic Tale of Naruto
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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