
TMDb Rating
6.1/10
14 verified votes
Death Shadows (1986)
Action
115 min
"Punish the wicked, but stay in the dark."
Plot Summary
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 Viper”, finds his abandoned daughter, Ocho, who has now become a mistress of Denzo, a smuggler. After Yazuke’s death, Ocho is also recruited as a “shadows executioner”, with the task of completing her father’s mission.
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ActionHideo GoshaMariko IshiharaMasanori Sera1986
Director
Hideo Gosha
Top Cast
Mariko IshiharaMasanori SeraMari NatsukiTsunehiko WataseTakuzō Kawatani
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