Seventeen Ninja (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1963 · 99 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Yasuto Hasegawa

Starring

Kōtarō Satomi, Kenji Kusumoto, Yuriko Mishima, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Ryūji Shinagawa, Kinji Nakamura

Seventeen Iga ninja are sent as the dying Shogun’s son prepares to seize Edo Castle and claim the title, tasked with stealing the documents that would legitimize his claim or assassinating him. A ninja hunter employed by the would‑be usurper—who knows their tactics—pursues them, leaving outcome to raw young ninja Kotaro as Iga warriors fall.