The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover what happened to 10 of the shogun’s spies that never returned. Matsukata Hiroki, one of the last surviving members of the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema proves that he has not lost a step as he portrays an older and wiser Yagyu Jubei in a movie that brings the best of samurai filmmaking into the 21st century. Summoned from semi-retirement by Shogun Iemitsu, Jubei is asked to take to the road and investigate a clan rumored to be preparing explosives for a rebellion. With help from a beautiful female ninja they head into the Shirakawa domain where the fighting skills of both are tested time and again as they strive to destroy a conspiracy that could bring a new Warring States Era. In the 1960's Yagyu Jubei was the signature role of the great Konoe Jushiro, father of Matsukata Hiroki. This brings the character full circle.

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The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.

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Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...

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Drama set in the historical Warring States Era of Japan. Tokaido name Imagawa Yoshimoto personally l...

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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct...

Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annu...

At the crowded Komatsuya in Kawadome, travellers are holding a secret art contest to relieve boredom...

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