Samurai Spy (Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke) — Masahiro Shinoda, 1965 samurai-spy-ibun-sarutobi-sasuke-shinoda-1965 Samurai Spy (異聞猿飛佐助, Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke), directed by Masahiro Shinoda for Shochiku, 1965 — a stylized Ninjutsu-era espionage thriller set in the years following the Battle of Sekigahara. Shot in high-contrast black and white cinematography by Masao Kosugi, the film is celebrated for its formal rigor and expressionist use of light and shadow, anticipating the visual language of the Japanese New Wave.
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