Characters & Themes
Death Shadows (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 115 mins · Japanese
- Directed by
- Hideo Gosha
- Starring
- Mari Natsuki, Naoto Takenaka, Eitarô Ozawa, Takeo Chii, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Masanori Sera
Punish the wicked, but stay in the dark. Three condemned men are spared and turned into the “Shadows Executioners,” ruthless ninja serving high‑ranking officials. While probing an illegal operation, Yazuke the Viper finds his abandoned daughter Ocho, now the lover of smuggler Denzo. After Yazuke dies, Ocho is recruited to complete her father's mission.
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