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Director Koichi Sakamoto, the guy who gave us ‘Power Rangers’ and ‘Blackfox’, is back with a fresh action flick called ‘Shogun’s Ninja’. If you’re into high-stakes battles and killer stunts, this one’s got your name on it. We’re talking ninjas going toe-to-toe with samurai in a story packed with revenge and old-school honor.

The setting’s Japan in the 1600s, during the Edo period when Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa’s got everything locked down. Samurai are running the show, and it’s all quiet on the surface. But dig a little deeper, and trouble’s brewing. Kagaribi and Okyo, the last of the Fuma ninja clan, are just trying to get by. They’re picking up small jobs around town, holding onto a dream of bringing their clan back from the ashes.

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Get ready for a wild ride back to 17th-century Japan with ‘Shogun’s Ninja’, a new action-packed film from director Koichi Sakamoto. This guy’s no stranger to big hits—he’s the mastermind behind ‘Power Rangers’ and ‘Blackfox’, so you know we’re in for some serious thrills.

This time, he’s diving into the world of samurais and ninjas, blending epic battles with a story that’s all about honor and revenge.

Picture this—it’s the Edo period, and the land is calm under Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa’s rule. Samurai are calling the shots, but things aren’t as peaceful as they seem. We’ve got Kagaribi and Okyo, two tough descendants of the Fuma ninja clan, scraping by in a quiet town.

They’re doing odd jobs for the locals, dreaming of bringing their clan back to its glory days. Life’s tough, but they’re...

Female-led martial arts movies have long been a tradition in Asian cinema, breaking traditional gender roles and empowering women. Cynthia Rothrock, Shu Qi, and Kanon Miyahara are all examples of talented female action stars who have showcased their genuine fighting skills in martial arts movies. Michelle Yeoh and Uma Thurman have also made a significant impact in the genre, delivering powerful performances in iconic martial arts films like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Kill Bill."

There is nothing more thrilling than some high-flying martial arts combat, except for maybe when the butt-kicking is administered by an empowered female with furious skills. Western movies have only recently embraced the idea of a one-woman army, but it has long been a tradition of Asian cinema.

Many Asian cultures are male-dominated and breaking the traditional female roles with women action heroes who can kick the stuffing out of a group of men has been liberating.

Stars: Julia Nagano, Yuichi Nakamura, Kohshu Kirano, Shun Nishime, Kanon Miyahara | Written by Junichiro Ashiki | Directed by Kôichi Sakamoto

With a title like Ninja vs Shark you might think this is another Mark Polonia film along the lines of Sharkula or Shark Encounters of the Third Kind. Or maybe one of the more bizarre Chinese kaiju films such as Land Shark. But you’d be wrong, it’s actually a Japanese film written by Junichiro Ashiki and directed by Kôichi Sakamoto.

During Japan’s Edo Period, Sayo, a pearl diver from the village of Okitsu, swims back to shore only to find the remains of one of her fellow divers washed up on the beach. This has been happening a lot since Lord Koshiro Mizuchi of the Crimson Devil Clan demanded the villagers hand over their pearls to him. When they refused he used sorcery to turn the sharks into living weapons.

There was a time, maybe fifteen years ago, when a title like “Ninja vs. Shark” would have been enough to whip up some early-viral excitement. In those days, the tongue-in-cheek grindhouse homage was still a novel idea, and upstart filmmakers were in a rush to combine b-movie tropes into self-consciously “epic” packages. Now, after more than a decade of lazy faux-exploitation productions dropped on streaming, the freshness factor has worn off. Still, not all filmmakers are created equally, and it’s important to note that “Ninja vs. Shark” is directed by stunt legend Koichi Sakamoto, who has made a career crafting dizzying fight choreography and directing live action anime and Tokusatsu features. His reputation made the idea of yet another “[B-Movie Creature] vs. [“B-Movie Creature]” title a little more exciting, and the good news is that he’s created a legitimately entertaining and refreshingly brief movie that, for better or worse, plays a little...

"It's ready to blow your mind!" Let! Them! Fight! A Japanese trailer is out for an epic B-movie battle called Ninja vs. Shark, made by filmmaker / stunt expert Koichi Sakamoto. If you can believe, it isn't an Asylum creation, but an actual live-action movie from Japan. Set in the Edo period, the film is about a village that hires a ninja warrior to help them fight off evil sharks that are attacking pearl divers. That's pretty much all you need to know, other than that it will likely by pretty gnarly. Kohshu Hirano of "Ultraman Z" will play Kotaro, and Shun Nishime of "Kamen Rider Ghost" will play Shinsuke, who fights with Kotaro. Yuichi Nakamura plays Sameshiro. In addition, the heroine Sayo is played by Julia Nagano, while Kikuma, a female ninja who loves Kotaro, is played by Kanon Miyahara. This trailer is a bloody, gory first look at the film,...

Here on Bloody Disgusting we’ve covered several movies featuring ninjas and countless movies centered on sharks, but today brings something else entirely: Ninja Vs. Shark!

Directed by Koichi Sakamoto, Ninja vs. Shark is a real movie, and the trailer suggests it’s going to make good on the promise of its title. There’s a ninja. And a shark. And they fight.

In the film, which releases in Japanese theaters on April 14…

“In the Edo period, at the remote village of Okitsu, the evil cult leader Koushirou uses ninjutsu to control sharks and forces them to attack local pearl divers so the cult can steal the pearls from their mangled corpses. Desperate for help, the village chief hires Kotaro Shiozaki, a guard at a nearby temple, but Kotaro soon finds his path blocked by lady ninja Kikuma, and a gigantic shark that doesn’t seem like something from this world.