Part of the 2018 season: (Un)true Colours

MUMON: The Land of Stealth

Director Yoshihiro Nakamura

Cast Cast: Satoshi Ono, Satomi Ishihara, Ryohei Suzuki, Yuri Chinen, Makita Sports, Yuna Taira, Denden

© 2017 MUMON Film Partners, © 2008 Ryo Wada/Shinchosha

(Shinobi no Kuni, 忍びの国)

Mumon (Satoshi Ono) is an invincible shinobi of the Iga ninja clan. Despite his lazy nature he is eager to seek money to keep his wife Okuni (Satomi Ishihara) happy.  In the deadly war against the imperious warlords, the Nobunaga clan, Mumon leads the Iga family to battle with a secret plan and some of the most cunning and unimaginable tactics.

A popular and versatile director known for his offbeat dramas, Yoshihiro Nakamura takes on the jidaigeki (period drama) epic, uncovering the untold nature of the ninja and featuring a host of fantastical action sequences.

2017/125 min/English Subtitles

 

忍びの国

和田竜の同名小説を映画化した時代劇ドラマ。織田軍の大軍勢を迎え撃つのは、領主すらもたない伊賀の下級武士たち。にもかかわらず、なぜ強大な織田軍は伊賀を攻略できなかったのか。1578年から数年にわたり起きた天正伊賀の乱を、鮮やかな忍者アクションで描いた戦国エンターテインメント。アイドル・グループ「嵐」の大野智が、主役である伊賀一の忍びの者を演じる。

監督: 中村義洋
出演: 大野智、石原さとみ、鈴木亮平

(Special thanks to Eikoku News Digest)

 

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