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Kazuo Koike (comic)
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1974 (Japan)
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If they're lucky, they die quickly!
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Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order...
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Bloody 70's action flick
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Keiko Aramaki | ... | Koboshi | |
| Hiroshi Ayukawa | |||
| Jun Fujimaki | ... | Special Appearance | |
| Shôzô Fukuyama | |||
| Hiroto Kimura | |||
| Shin Kishida | ... | Abbot Genkai | |
| Masaomi Kondo | ... | Uzujiko | |
| Ryunosuke Minegishi | |||
| Yutaka Mizutani | |||
| Shûichirô Moriyama | |||
| Sanae Ôhori | |||
| Shôji Oki | |||
| Kei Satô | ... | Special Appearance | |
| Kazuo Suzuki | |||
| Keiji Takamine | |||
| Koichi Uenoyama |
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Demon Spies (International: English title)
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86 min
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I was very surprised when I saw this movie at first. It contains everything exploitation movies can feature: Sex&Violence!!! The story deals with a group of children who are trained to be ninjas wearing demon masks and work for the shogun carrying out covert actions. The five kids receive a brutal training in the mountains hidden away from society. Once their training is complete they have to infiltrate a fief and kill the clan leader. It is a moreless simple story, which really reminded me of Kitamura's Azumi.But for the time (1974) it contains bloodshed and rape, which I thought was very hardcore (even though it is a little trashy). Koike wrote the story and it fits good into line with Lady Snowblood and Lone Wolf. Anyone who enjoyed those movies will have a hell of a time watching this one. If you don't like seeing teenagers being tortured or little children working as killers...stay far....If you are down with ninja/samurai flicks, this one is worth to be checked out!!!!