Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)

Original title

柳生武芸帳

Directed by

Hiroshi Inagaki

Genre

action, adventure

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A samurai clan protects secret scrolls that hold martial arts techniques. The story follows their efforts to keep the scrolls from falling into the wrong hands.

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What happens

Yagyu Secret Scrolls (Japanese: 柳生武芸帳, Hepburn: Yagyu Bugeicho) is a 1957 color Japanese action film, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Other English titles include: Yagyu Bugeicho – Ninjitsu part 1, Secret Scrolls, Yagyu Secret Scrolls Part I. It was followed by a sequel in 1958, Yagyu Secret Scrolls Part II (Japanese: 柳生武芸帳　双龍秘剣, Hepburn: Yagyu Bugeicho – Ninjitsu Part 2). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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