Tenchu! (1969)

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A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.

• Released: 1969-08-09
• Genres: History, Action, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 43 votes

Directed by Hideo Gosha.

Top cast

• Shintarō Katsu as Izo Okada
• Tatsuya Nakadai as Hanpeita Takechi
• Yukio Mishima as Shinbei Tanaka
• Yūjirō Ishihara as Ryoma Sakamoto
• Mitsuko Baisho as Onimo
• Takumi Shinjo
• Noboru Nakaya
• Ryūtarō Tatsumi as Yoshida Toyo
• Kei Yamamoto
• Tsutomu Shimomoto

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