The complete reissue of the classic 60s series continues!

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: PUPPET  NINJA appears for the very first time on DVD!

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 NINE:  PUPPET NINJA

The evil puppet-master Genshin with his travels the countryside with his puppet show - a front for the masters of deception: THE PUPPET NINJA! Shintaro faces Kongo once again, his cunning game of cat and mouse pulling Shintaro's strings to breaking point!

Originally airing in Australia in 1965, the PUPPET NINJA story is unique in that it was ten episodes long due to the broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games October 1964. This is the first time season nine has appeared on Australian DVD!

EPISODE LIST

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The Puppet Master

Chinese Poison

The Magic Stick

The Impersonator

Kongo's Revenge

Strings of a Puppet

Spy's Execution

Bring Me His Head

Deadly Hostages

Cut the Puppet Strings