Action · Japan · 1998 · 1h 46m

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1

くノ一忍法帖 柳生外伝 江戸花地獄篇

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 poster
Director
Hitoshi Ozawa
Cast
Ryushi Mizukami as Akinari Katô Yûko Moriyama as Ochei Hitoshi Ozawa as Jubei Yasuyo Shirashima as Akaji Maro as Tenkai
Crew
Shôji Ehara — Director of Photography Junichi Inoue — Writer Futaro Yamada — Novel Yoshimi Arai — Producer Tetsuji Hayashi — Producer
Synopsis

Yuko Moriyama stars in this ninja period piece as one of seven women determined to exact revenge on the evil lord Akinari Katou and “The 7 Spears”, the band of soldiers he commands. Trained assassins and skilled in sorcery, these men took over the Aizu prefecture and took its most beautiful young women as concubines. They left behind 7 daughters now seeking out Jyubei Yagyuu to help get revenge.

Trailer Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
assassinnunmagicsorceryconcubinerevengeperiod dramafemale ninjaconvent (nunnery)sword duel
Key Collaborators
Hitoshi Ozawa Director Shôji Ehara Director of Photography Junichi Inoue Writer Futaro Yamada Novel Yoshimi Arai Producer Tetsuji Hayashi Producer
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