A popular director at the Japan Cuts festival for his offbeat dramas, director Yoshihiro Nakamura instead takes on the jidaigeki epic, based on the novel of the same name by Ryou Wada. Focusing on fictional events that take place surrounding the Tenshō Iga War, “Mumon: The Land of Stealth”, was released in Japan under the title “Shinobi no Kuni” and distributed by Toho Studios.
Set during the Sengoku period among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda (Yuri Chinen) struggling to step into his father’s warlord style as the group expands their rule across the country, Mumon jumps at the chance to satisfy his new bride Okuni (Satomi Ishihara), who demands that he follows through on his promises of wealth. With the help of Daiezen Heki (Yūsuke Iseya), he...
Set during the Sengoku period among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon (Satoshi Ohno) is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda (Yuri Chinen) struggling to step into his father’s warlord style as the group expands their rule across the country, Mumon jumps at the chance to satisfy his new bride Okuni (Satomi Ishihara), who demands that he follows through on his promises of wealth. With the help of Daiezen Heki (Yūsuke Iseya), he...
- 4/8/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
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