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The Ninja War of Torakage

NISHIMURA Yoshihiro

Japan2014 94min D-Cinema Color Korean Premiere

Synopsis

Retired from ninja duty, Torakage lives a peaceful life with his wife and son. One day, Torakage’s son is kidnapped by his former master and she force him to steal the Gold Scroll, the counterpart to her Silver Scroll, the two brought together point the way to a vast treasure, from nearby castle. Having no choice, Torakage sneak into the castle with his wife. But their plan goes wrong. Now Torakage must bring him the Silver Scroll from his former master.

Diretor

NISHIMURA Yoshihiro

For 2 decades Nishimura has been on the forefront of Japanese extreme cinema both as a director and special makeup artist. His directorial work includes Tokyo Gore Police(2008) screened at BiFan2008 and the zombie epic Helldriver(2010). The Ninja War of Torakage marks a new path for him as he blends the popular Japanese ninja genre with his kinetic, visually driven style of filmmaking.