Category Ninja

The Thief Is Shōgun’s Kin (Senryō-jishi, 千両獅子), 1958

A masked man in ninja costume, carrying swords, points pistols in the direction of the viewer; he is surrounded by similarly-dressed henchmen, while several Japanese in feudal period clothes watch them nervously

Other Titles: The Thousand-ryō Lion (literal English title) Production Company Toei Kyoto Scenarist Kessoku Shinji Source Yamate Kiichirō (“Edo Guntoki”: serialized story) Planning Sakamaki Tatsuo Production Manager Tokuda Yoneo Cinematographer Itō Takeo Art Direction Suzuki Takatoshi Music Yamada Eiichi Sound…