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Director:
Kôsei Saitô
Writers:
Ei Ogawa (writer)
Futaro Yamada (novel)
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Release Date:
18 December 1982 (Japan) more
Genre:
Action | Fantasy more
Tagline:
The True Professionals of Death!
Plot:
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Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
One of the coolest films I've seen in years! more (16 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Hiroyuki Sanada ... Jotaro Fuefuki (as Henry Sanada)
Noriko Watanabe ... Kagaribi / Ukyodayu
Jun Miho ... Isaribi
Yuki Kazamatsuri ... Chidori (as Miho Kazamatsuri)
Strong Kongô ... Kongôbô (as Kongo Kobayashi)
Mikio Narita ... Kashin Koji
Gajiro Satoh ... Curly haired Evil Monk (as Gajiro Sato)
Noboru Matsuhashi ... Miyoshi
Akira Hamada
Seizo Fukumoto
Nokoda Kawai
Sanji Kojima
Hiroshi Tanaka ... Hanzo Hattori
Tyrus Bromley ... Devil Monk #4
Syunji Sasamoto
Rantaro Mine
Yoshiji Nakahigashi
Mieko Hoshino
Reiko Tamano
Yasumori Hikita
Yukio Miyagi
Kazuyuki Kosuga
Gentaro Mori
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Sonny Chiba ... Shinzaemon Yagyu (uncredited)
Akira Nakao ... Donjo Matsunaga (uncredited)
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Directed by
Kôsei Saitô 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ei Ogawa  writer
Futaro Yamada  novel

Produced by
Haruki Kadokawa .... executive producer
Masao Sato .... producer
Izumi Toyoshima .... producer
 
Original Music by
Toshiaki Yokota 
 
Cinematography by
Fujio Morita 
 
Film Editing by
Isamu Ichida 
 
Art Direction by
Tokumichi Igawa 
Kazuyoshi Sonoda 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Isao Yoshihara .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Fumio Hashimoto .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Hideo Suzuki .... special effects director
 
Stunts
Sonny Chiba .... action coordinator (as Sony Chiba)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Yoshiaki Masuda .... lighting technician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Junko Koshino .... wardrobe advisor
 
Other crew
Yukiko Morimura .... continuity
Toshio Sugawara .... choreographer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Magic Wars
Death of a Ninja (USA) (DVD title)
Iga Magic Story
The Ninja Wars (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Japan:100 min | USA:95 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:MA (DVD rating) | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:R
Company:
Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho more

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One of the coolest films I've seen in years!, 18 April 2006
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Author: silbaughkj from United States

I picked this up out of a $5 bin at Wal-Mart. It came with 8 other movies all on DVD. In the last three days, I've watched this three times. In the beginning, I got a little confused as to what was going on with all the black magic being talked about, but I got submerged deep into it soon after. The defining part of this movie is definitely when a girl gets her head cut off and just stands there spraying blood for a minute or two while a bad guy just chills next to it. Sonny Chiba was also great in this. I still haven't found Jackie Chan, but I'm sue I'll find him from watching this over and over. I recommend anybody who sees this movie in a clearance bin or laying around to get it. It's sure to please martial art, action, and b-film hilarity lovers everywhere.

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