Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)

Original title

忍びの国

Directed by

Yoshihiro Nakamura

Genre

samurai cinema, ninja film, historical film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A skilled but lazy ninja named Mumon gets drawn into a brutal conflict between the Iga ninja clan and the samurai forces of Oda Nobunaga. The story follows his shifting loyalties and personal choices amid the violence and political scheming of 16th century Japan.

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What happens

Mumon: The Land of Stealth (忍びの国, Shinobi no Kuni) is a Japanese jidaigeki film, directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura and based on the novel Shinobi no Kuni by Ryō Wada. For international distribution, the film has been titled Mumon - The Land of Stealth. Set during the Sengoku period, the film focuses on fictional events that take place surrounding the Tenshō Iga War. Mumon: The Land of Stealth was theatrically released in Japan by Toho on July 1, 2017. The theme song for the film is "Tsunagu (つなぐ, Bond)" by the Japanese group Arashi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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