忍びの衆 (1970): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1970, 忍びの衆 is an action, drama, krimi and krieg film directed by Kazuo Mori, running about 79 minutes.

What it’s about. The Shinobi-no-Mono series was so successful that Daiei Studios dipped into the well one more time, making the best 60′s B&W ninja movie ever seen in the otherwise color-dominated year of 1970. Issei Mori directs Hiroki Matsukata as the reluctant leader of a small band of spies charged with kidnapping a noblewoman from a heavily ninja-proofed castle. The finality of the air slowly began to fill like smoke, and in all that had become dark the loyalty of the Ninja who dared to go shone like light as they entered a world shrouded in mystery. Things do not go as planned in what is possibly the darkest and most fatalistic of the already noir-ish 60′s fare. Both the decade and it’s distinctive style of shinobi cinema went out on a high note with Mission Iron Castle.

Who’s in it. 忍びの衆 stars Hiroki Matsukata as Yoshiro, Toru Minegishi, Kōjirō Hongō and Michiyo Yasuda, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, 忍びの衆 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 忍びの衆 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 忍びの衆 tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.