
Demon Spies
Seen it?1974 | 86 min | Fantasy, Action
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order to become the Shogunate's most secret and deadly weapons - the Demon Spies! Their true identities are hidden - even from each other. Behind their demon masks, they are educated in the deadly arts of infiltration, espionage, assassination - and seduction! If they survive to become strong enough to kill their teachers, they will become - the Demon Spies! Sent on a suicide mission to uncover a deadly conspiracy, five inexperienced Demon Spies must infiltrate a powerful fief, discover the location of its secret arsenal, and destroy it. But Lord Shogen, the Demon Hunter, plans to brutally interrogate, ingeniously torture, and cruelly execute - the Demon Spies!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Tsuboshima
- Masaomi KondoUzujiko
- Toru Minegishi
- Yutaka Mizutani
- Keiko AramakiKoboshi
- Keiji Takamine
- Shin KishidaAbbot Genkai
- Shōji Ōki
- Shūichirō Moriyama
- Shōzō Fukuyama
- Sanae Ôhori