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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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