Ninjas robbing samurai like it's Ocean's Eleven in feudal Japan.
The first in Norio Nanjo's "Secret" series. The phantom Sanzo (Hiroki Matsukata) and Yume no Gosuke (Ashiya Gannosuke) are ordered to infiltrated the Echigo Nagaoka Domain.
Stunts
Pre-wire fu era acrobatics that look genuinely dangerous.
Costume
Sanzo's all-black ensemble that screams 'I shop at Phantom Thief Depot.'
Director
Ryuichi Takamori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hiroki Matsukata was already a star from yakuza films; this was his 'I can do period too' pivot.
The 'Secret' series rode the 1980s ninja craze but added a Robin Hood twist that distinguished it from pure Toei exploitation fare.
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