Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1964 · 91 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Kazuo Ikehiro

Starring

Eitarô Ozawa, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shiho Fujimura, Saburo Date, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Sonosuke Sawamura

Set in May 1615 during the climax of Osaka’s summer campaign, the film follows directly after “Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of the Ninja.” With the Shogun’s forces closing in, the ninja Mist Saizo strives to rescue the Sanada Clan and avenge his fallen lord by targeting the first Tokugawa shogun. New, previously unseen ninja techniques are displayed as Saizo launches a daring solo assault on the Shogun’s palace.