In the 1960s, an 18th century samurai named Shintaro appeared on Australian television screens. With TV in Australia barely ten years old, THE SAMURAI became a surprise hit - thousands of Australian kids tuned in each weekday afternoon at 3:30 to catch Shintaro and his ninja friend Tonbei battle rivals.. Samurai mania swept the nation with children crafting their own weaponry and wreaking havoc in playgrounds and backyards across the nation, while a visit from the show's star Koichi Ose resulted in thousands of fans flocking to greet the Samurai at airports across the country! For many years the complete 128 episodes have remained commercially elusive, but Siren Visual is proud to announce that THE SAMURAI: BLACK NINJA returns to Australia in 2010!
In Japan, 300 years ago, there were two secret societies of people who called themselves ninja. One group was called Iga the other Koga. They were professional spies and assassins, experts in acrobatics, swordsmanship, judo, karate and hypnotism. The secret scroll of the ninja had three basic rules:
To train your body to endure any hardship.
To forget all your friends and family and keep your real identity secret.
To accept death rather than divulge any of the secret s of the society of ninja.
SEASON FOUR: BLACK NINJA
Rice merchants are dropping dead in Edo, with authorities at a loss to explain the murders and rumours of their political connections running rife in the town. Vicious spies are travelling thick and fast through the town, in disguise, but not invisible...who can they be? While returning from Hakone, Shintaro is attacked by a young samurai spy named Gorota, unaware that Shintaro is investigating the mysterious murders. Gorota lets Shintaro in on a secret: the deadly secret of Owari...The Black Ninja! Originally aired on Australian TV in 1965, THE BLACK NINJA is based around the social unrest in Japan in 1788.
EPISODE LISTING
Lure of Edo
The Plot
Disappearing Trick
Secret of the Chest
Hidden Leaf Ninja
Flying Robe Ninja
Puppet Ninja
Hawk Ninja
Flying Eagle
Ring of Fire
Ghost Ninja
Tendo the Dragon
The Thirteenth Ninja