Shinobi no Mono 8 - 1966 - 6/10
AKA - Shinsho: shinobi no mono // 新書・忍びの者 // The Three Enemies

Final installment in the “Band Of Assassins” franchise is a great capper.
A gunpowder maker is murdered by three thugs, one with a face scar.
Hiding behind the walls, young Kojiro sees and vows revenge.
Twenty years on, Kojiro, while skilled, is not yet a proper ninja.
Ninjas, all but extinct, are few, though a master takes the young apprentice.
Their band gets embroiled in the wars between Ieyasu and Shingen.
Sieges, full scale battles, along with brutal one on one combats.
The “magic” in this is slight and should not dissuade you.
Raizô Ichikawa, top of his game.