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5 March 1966 (Japan)
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In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru...
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excellent story of magic and swords- very influential!
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Cast
(in credits order) | Hiroki Matsukata | ... | Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya |
| Tomoko Ogawa | ... | Sunate |
| Ryûtarô Ôtomo | ... | Orochi-Maru |
| Bin Amatsu | ... | Daijô Yûki |
| Nobuo Kaneko | ... | Dôjin Hiki |
| Sen Hara | ... | Spider woman |
| Kensaku Hara | ... | Zenbei |
| Masataka Iwao | ... | Kido |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Seizô Fukumoto | ... | Ninja |
| Akira Shioji | ||
Directed by | |||
| Tetsuya Yamauchi | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Masaru Igami | ||
| Mokuami Kawatake | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Shigeru Okada | .... | producer | |
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| Toshiaki Tsushima | |||
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| Motoya Washyo | (as Motonari Washio) | ||
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| Seiji Yada | |||
Production CompaniesDistributors
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1968) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) (syndication)
- Sinister Cinema (1997) (USA) (VHS)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)
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Also Known As:
"Kairyu daikessen" - Japan (original title)
"Battle of the Dragons" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Froggo and Droggo" - USA (promotional title)
"Grand Duel in Magic" - USA (promotional title)
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"Battle of the Dragons" - International (English title) (literal title)
"Froggo and Droggo" - USA (promotional title)
"Grand Duel in Magic" - USA (promotional title)
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94 min | USA:86 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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It has long been suggested that this film was one of George Lucas' inspirations for the Star Wars series.See more »
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Susume! JiraiyaSee more »
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What a great movie this is! Every time I watch it (and I have seen it several times since 1975 or so) I always enjoy it. Probably the first true introduction of ninja to America. Well dubbed, lots of cool magic and monsters, swordplay and palace intrigue. I wish some enterprising individual would think to release THIS film on DVD over in America. The influence on STAR WARS can't be denied, either. But find a copy and watch it!