Ukyunosuke on Patrol (1963)
This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earlier efforts, and concentrates on an excellent story with expert fighting. Sena Denemon is the rarest of government officials, a man of integrity, sent on a mission to uncover the corruption that ran rampant during the Edo Period. Refusing bribes, and willing to put his life on the line to raise his son properly, heinfuriates the corrupt Inspectors; thus endangering his own life. Along with his two trusted vassals, he makes a brave effort to alert the Shogun to the plot which is being carried out. After the battle, his son Ichitaro joins the Chichibu ninja group in order to master fighting so he, too, can fight the forces which have brought about so much suffering.
Director:
Yasuto Hasegawa
Writer:
Kōji Takada
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Hashizo Ōkawa as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Kikuko Hojo as |
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Shinobu Chihara as |
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Yuriko Mishima as |
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Shirō Ōsaka as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Kazuo Kitamura as |
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Yoshio Inaba as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Kōshirō Harada as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Masao Mishima as |
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Kinnosuke Fujiki as |
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Harumi Sone as |
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Masuo Kamiki as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Akio Kobori as |
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Kenji Susukida as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
| Directing | Yasuto Hasegawa | Director |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Sound | Shunichi Yasuda | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Norio Nanjō | Original Story |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Kozo Horiike | Editor |
| Lighting | Mitsuaki Maeda | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Motoya Washio | Director of Photography |