Brian Brazier
September 18th, 2007, 01:40 AM
Tenchu is very hard to find, the only copies I have ever come across are Burned copies as I don't think it has been re-released by Animeigo or any of the other Manufactures that support Chambara Samurai Movies. This movie has some of if not the best fight scenes in Chambara history. Staring Katsu Shintaro, Nakadai Tatsuya, and Mishima Yukiyo. Okada Izo (Katsu) is a low ranking samurai of the Tosa Clan, who falls under the influence of a politician (Nakadai), and carries out a series of brutal assassinations. All the characters are based on real historical figures, and the story and action are surprisingly accurate. A year after this movie was made Mishima Yukiyo (who commits Seppuku or Harakiri in the movie) committed suicide in real life, and that is thought to be why this movie has been out of circulation for so long. To find this movie I would check Ebay, their is a seller who has decent "burned" copies of this film, again I have yet to find a Brand New one.