Directed by:
Satsuo YamamotoScreenplay:
Hajime TakaiwaCast:
Raizō Ichikawa, 藤村志保, Kō Nishimura, Kyōko Kishida, Reiko Fujiwara, 若山富三郎, 加藤嘉, 伊達三郎, 南部彰三, Gakuya Morita, Kôji Fujiyama, Matasaburô NiwaPlots(1)
Ishikawa Goemon, a talented young ninja becomes embedded in a twisted scheme to assassinate ODA Nobunaga, an evil warlord bent on ruling feudal Japan with an iron fist. Deceit, treachery and loads of ninjas lurk around every corner as Goemon travels the countryside to complete his task of winning back his honor, and ultimately his life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Raizō Ichikawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279578_d6449b.jpg)
Raizō Ichikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Revenge (1963)
Band of Assassins (1962)
Ken (1964)
藤村志保
Japan
Best movies:
Revenge (1963)
Zatoichi's Cane-sword (1967)
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
![Kō Nishimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274883_232daa.jpg)
Kō Nishimura
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Kyōko Kishida
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
![Reiko Fujiwara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/130/160130559_7a6300.jpg)
Reiko Fujiwara
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Band of Assassins (1962)
The Spider Tattoo (1966)
![若山富三郎](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421331_ad5f1f.jpg)
若山富三郎
Japan
Best movies:
Revenge (1963)
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
加藤嘉
Japan
Best movies:
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Immortal Love (1961)
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
伊達三郎
Japan
Best movies:
Revenge (1963)
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
南部彰三
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Legend of Bailiff Sansho (1954)
Gakuya Morita
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Kôji Fujiyama
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Band of Assassins (1962)
Matasaburô Niwa
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi, the Fugitive (1963)
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Band of Assassins (1962)