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Death Shadows

6.319861h 55mMovieAction

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the…

DirectorHideo Gosha
WriterMotomu Furuta
ProducersYoshio Tokuda·Yoshinobu Nishioka

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Cast · Directed by Hideo Gosha

MIMariko Ishihara
Mariko Ishihara
Ocho / Her Mother
MSMasanori Sera
Masanori Sera
Kanoya
MNMari Natsuki
Mari Natsuki
Oren
TWTsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase
TKTakuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani
Yasuke
TCTakeo Chii
Takeo Chii
Denzo
SIShinnosuke Ikehata
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Sentarô
NTNaoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
EOEitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
NHNagare Hagiwara
Nagare Hagiwara
AKAkiko Kana
Akiko Kana
RKRyuji Katagiri
Ryuji Katagiri
Otomatsu

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Death Shadows — streaming FAQ

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Death Shadows is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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