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: FUMA NINJA CONTINUED 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 SIX: FUMA NINJA CONTINUED
The saga of the missing treasure of Hojo continues! Having been led around the Musashi and Sagami provinces thanks to the maps revealed on the priceless mirrors, the evil Fuma ninja are closing in on Shintaro...and so is Kotaro Fuma's younger sister, who is falling for Shintaro's heroic charm! The race to the Fire Tower is on, but will Shintaro retrieve the treasure in time or will it meet an explosive end? This is the closing chapter to the Fuma Ninja story and originally appeared on Australian TV in 1965.
EPISODE LIST
Touch of Death
A Trap for Tombei
Taroza the Toad
Secret of the Wind Fort
The Barrier Gate
The The Stolen Map
Deserter
The Water Castle
A Narrow Escape
Return of Kitobo
Saved by a Ninja
Yaheiji the Typhoon
The Fire Tower
