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Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi
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Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi

1976-07-24 · 84 min · Not rated

Comedy

A period comedy set at the end of the Sengoku Period about Sasuke Saruhi, a middle-aged ninja.

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Directors
Shigeyuki Yamane
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ichirō ZaitsuIchirō ZaitsuSasuke Saruhi
Keiko MatsuzakaKeiko MatsuzakaKaede
Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura
Kyōsuke MachidaKyōsuke Machida
Hideko YoshidaHideko Yoshida
Daijirou HaradaDaijirou Harada
Hideo SunazukaHideo Sunazuka
Hyo KitazawaHyo Kitazawa
Kikuo HayashiyaKikuo Hayashiya
三遊亭若円遊
Pancho Kagami
Toyoko Takechi
Chitose Shokakuya
Go WakabayashiGo WakabayashiYukimura Sanada

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