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Release Year1957
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Action
Votes27
DirectorTeinosuke Kinugasa
WritersTeinosuke Kinugasa, Minoru Inuzuka
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSecret of Naruto
About Secret of Naruto
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, Secret of Naruto leans on a strong ensemble — Chikage Awashima, Toshio Chiba, Kazuo Hasegawa — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1957.
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