

For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called “Kageboshi” (Shadow Avenger), will fight for the common folk, robbing the rich so the people will have rice. Tanuma’s henchmen will hire an evil swordsman to pose as Kageboshi, starting a wave of murder, kidnapping and robbery, searching for two antique sword-guards that will reveal the hiding place of a fortune in buried gold. But who will claim the gold? The poor of Edo, or the conniving Tanuma? Only Kageboshi’s flashing sword, tearing through Tanuma’s bloodthirsty minions, can forestall his wicked schemes.
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger was directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger holds an average rating of 10.0/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of action and history. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger runs for 1h 25min, and was released in 1959.
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