Japan Synopsis
忍びの者 続・霧隠才蔵
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'. Staying one step ahead of the Shogun’s forces, “Mist” Saizo tries to save the Sanada Clan, and avenge the death of his lord by assassinating the first Tokugawa Shogun. Following the first four films in this remarkable series, more previously unknown Ninja skills are shown to the world for the first time. The action heats up as Saizo single-handedly attacks the Shogun’s Palace!
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo itself).
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo holds position #38 of 61 Japan films in the 1963–1965 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo premiered alongside 23 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other Japan films in 1964.
The 208th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,859 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,136 of 1,714 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | December 30, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0199023 |