Samurai Season 9: Puppet Ninja (Japanese TV, 1962-65) three DVD set NEW/SEALED

Set in Kyūshū, this story is about Shintarō’s battles with a group of Puppet Ninja, led by the ancient master Genshin. Tonbei is sent to Hizen Province (modern Nagasaki and Saga prefectures) to spy on the lords there because of suspected smuggling. When he fails to report, Shintarō goes after him and discovers Genshin of the Shiranui clan has been bringing in guns smuggled from abroad and distributing them to other lords in Hizen with the ultimate aim of toppling the central government and taking control of Japan. Kongō reappears in this story, stalking Shintarō and even saving him from the hands of the Puppet Ninja once so he can kill him himself later. This story was shorter than usual (only 10 episodes) because of the broadcast of the 1964 Summer Olympics. DIRECTORS Sadao Funatoko, Tōru Toyama CAST Ose Koichi, Fuyukichi Maki CONDITION New/Sealed COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE Australia REGION 4 (please ensure your machine will play the disc) LABEL Siren Visual NUMBER OF DISCS 3 RUNNING TIME 270 mins SPECIAL FEATURES None LANGUAGE(S) Japanese, English SUBTITLES English ASPECT RATIO 1.33:1 RATING M