, also known as The Spying Sorceress is a 1964 Japanese comedy jidaigeki film directed by Sadao Nakajima. Nakajima himself did the casting and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Kō Nishimura and Masumi Harukawa were cast from Shohei Imamura's film Unholy Desire because he was impressed with the film.遊撃の美学―映画監督中島貞夫〈上〉 ワイズ出版映画文庫 p20-35 It is based on Futaro Yamada's novel of the same title and is the second in Toei's Kunoichi film series based on Yamada's works.
Plot The plan to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate, led by Yui Shōsetsu and Marubashi Chūya, failed. Matsudaira Nobutsuna sensed the movement of Yui Shōsetsu and had Hattori Hanzo search for the funding source. As a result, Matsudaira Nobutsuna learned that the billions of treasure left by the Toyotomi clan had been hidden. He sends Amakusa Senchiyo and his subordinate to Nagasaki to find the treasure.
Cast Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Amakusa Senchiyo Kō Nishimura as Shinobu Masumi Harukawa as Kyara Shoichi Ozawa as Kyonen Mahiru Takeshi Kato as Hyakusai Mizuami Mako Midori as Oshino Yuriko Mishima as Osada Jun Tatara as Hattori Hanzo Gannosuke Ashiya as Kurama Izayoi
See also Kunoichi Ninpō - first in Kunoichi film series. Also directed by Sadao Nakajima. Ninpō-chūshingura - third in Kunoichi film series. Directed by Yasuto Hasegawa.
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