The masked daughter of the Shogun wants to kill a samurai who has seen her scarred face. She sends waves of ninja warriors to kill the samurai and plots diabolical schemes / ambushes without much success.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched castle interiors and moonlit mask reveals
Costume
The princess's elaborate disguises vs. Nemuri's iconic sleepy stare
Direction
Tight 85-minute runtime with zero filler
Director
Akira Inoue
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the only film in the 14-entry series directed by Akira Inoue instead of Tokuzō Tanaka, giving it a slightly more theatrical, almost horror-movie atmosphere.
The scarred princess trope draws from Japanese folklore of 'hikimayu'—the hidden woman—where concealment becomes identity itself.
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