Satomi Hakkenden Part 3 Phantom Cat Ranbu (1954)

Satomi Hakkenden Part 3 Phantom Cat Ranbu 1954 / 里見八犬伝 第三部 怪猫乱舞 1954 / Sorcerer's Orb

The third part of the movie adaptation of the feature-length novel by Takizawa Bakin, a literary master of the Edo period. It depicts Shino Inuzuka, Genpachi Inukai, Kobungo Inuta, and Sosuke Inuta, who are tied together by a strange crystal ball, until they get rid of the cat youkai. While bravely going through various turbulent incidents, Dosetsu Inuyama, a ninjutsu master with the loyalty crystal ball encounters Kakutaro and Daikaku Inumura. In search of each other, one by one, the story finally progresses to Ishihama Castle. (Source: db.eiren.org)