‘Shogun’s Ninja’ Trailer Brings Koichi Sakamoto’s Ninja-Samurai Clash to Life

Director Koichi Sakamoto, the guy who gave us ‘Power Rangers’ and ‘BLACKFOX’, is back with a fresh action flick called ‘Shogun’s Ninja’. If you’re into high-stakes battles and killer stunts, this one’s got your name on it. We’re talking ninjas going toe-to-toe with samurai in a story packed with revenge and old-school honor.

The setting’s Japan in the 1600s, during the Edo period when Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa’s got everything locked down. Samurai are running the show, and it’s all quiet on the surface. But dig a little deeper, and trouble’s brewing. Kagaribi and Okyo, the last of the FUMA ninja clan, are just trying to get by. They’re picking up small jobs around town, holding onto a dream of bringing their clan back from the ashes.

Then it all goes sideways. The YAGYU clan—think the Shogun’s toughest samurai crew—grabs their buddy Oran. Around the same time, the Shogun’s having second thoughts about his own rule and starts scheming against the Shogunate. It’s a total mess, and Kagaribi and Okyo end up stuck in the middle, fighting to keep the Shogun safe from his own men. Along the way, they stumble onto some dark truths about what happened to the FUMA clan way back when, tying their family’s past to this whole crazy fight.

I’m pumped to see what Sakamoto pulls off here. He’s got serious cred—started out doing stunts for ‘Power Rangers’ in the Mighty Morphin days and later directed stuff like the ‘Super Megaforce’ epic ‘Legendary Battle’. He also made ‘BLACKFOX: Age of the Ninja’ with Chihiro Yamamoto, a live-action spin-off where she played a ninja out for blood. The dude knows how to mix slick moves with a solid story, and ‘Shogun’s Ninja’ looks like it’s cranking that up.

The cast is stacked with talent. Himena Yamada, who rocked it in ‘Ultraman Blazer’, teams up with Kanon Miyahara from ‘Kamen Rider Gotchard’. Then you’ve got suit actor pros Teruaki Ogawa and Seiji Takaiwa, guys who’ve been flipping and kicking in ‘Kamen Rider’ and ‘Super Sentai’ for years. This crew’s ready to make those ninja-samurai showdowns pop off the screen.

It’s not just about the fights, though. The FUMA ninjas are out to protect their legacy, while the YAGYU samurai are dead-set on crushing them. Throw in the Shogun’s backstabbing plot, and you’ve got a brawl that’s deciding the fate of an empire. Keep an eye out—this one’s gonna hit hard and fast.