The Samurai (1962)

Secret Passage (10x10)

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Shintarō realises that the Kurozumi ninja have a secret passage in and out of the house so uses that to return to try to rescue Tonbei. However, he finds himself trapped with Tonbei in a room with steel plates behind the walls and surrounded by fire. He is able to get the secret passage to work again and escapes. Dōjin and his men follow them to the small temple Shintarō had been using as a base and try to set fire to it. Kaichi and Tonbei kille the Kurozumi ninja while Dōjin - to his surprise - has the bow shot from his hands allowing Shintarō to kill him. Enter a new player, Gen-ryū Tarōbō who wants to kill Shintarō himself and substitutes his ninja school's name for that of the Muei-ryū on the challenge. He warns Shintarō and Tonbei not to take the Kiso-Kaidō Road but to take the Kōshū Road instead.