This drama is adapted from the manga of the same name by the author Kouki Yokoyama. The story tells that when Oda Nobunaga's great cause of world unification was just around the corner, a strange religion called the Kinmu Sect spread south of Lake Biwa.It is said that those who do not believe in this religion will suffer a terrible curse——.
In order to secretly investigate the truth about the Kinmu Sect, Nobunaga decided to entrust the Masked Ninja to take action... A young man (Daiki Sato) who hid in the dark as a ninja, eventually transformed into “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”.
Episode 1
When Oda Nobunaga was about to unify the world, a strange religion called Kinmujiao was prevalent in Biwa Hunan.There will be a terrible retribution for those who don't believe it -.Nobunaga's retainer, Takigawa Kazuki (played by Shugo Shinsei), advised Nobunaga and sent ninjas to secretly inquire about the actual situation of the Kinmu Sect.Nobunaga, who hates ninja, ordered Hideyoshi Hashiba (Tokio Emoto) to dispatch Matsunagahide (Masayuki Deai), but the clutches of Master Mega (Riki Motoyama), the puppet Jinai (Ryunosuke Hosoda) and others of the Kinmu Sect are approaching...
On the other hand, Hida ninja Akage (played by Daiki Sato) met Aokage (played by Kimura Keito) who was being hunted by bandits, but soon the two fell into a hair-trigger situation.Qingying, who was shocked by Chiying's strength, disappeared in an instant...
Afterwards, Ichimasu instructs Akage to take the Oda family ninja selection exam.Akage and Nobunaga met for the first time, but Nobunaga drew his sword──!?
Episode 2
Red Shadow (Daiki Sato) defeated the monster Millennium Maga controlled by Master Mega (Riki Motoyama) of the “Kimoku Sect” who was secretly operating to prevent Oda Nobunaga (EXILE TAKAHIRO) from unifying the world.Nobunaga recognized his strength and Akage also came into contact with Nobunaga's unknown side.
At this time, the Oda family ninja selection examination began, and many young people headed by Akei gathered together.Among them is Aokage (played by Kimura Keito) who was chased by bandits for stealing in the past.In the cruel examination, people kept falling behind, but Chiying and Qingying passed the test smoothly.Recognize each other’s strengths and deepen relationships.
But at the end of the exam, a trap was set for the candidates such as Aokage and Aokage...? To them, Kazuichi said something unexpected!
Episode 3
In the ninja exam where he decided to serve Oda Nobunaga (EXILE TAKAHIRO), Akekage (Daiki Sato) reported his name and said that he was a disorderly person.He planned to protect the real villain Aokage (played by Kimura Keito), but he realized that Saji Shintaro (played by Oyagi Kaito) who was taking the exam was the face-stealing “Kamokuji” puppet Shinai (played by Hosoda Ryunosuke).
Akei and the puppet Jinnai confront each other.At this moment, Aokage and Takigawa Kazumasaki (Shugo Shinsei) had their long black hair wrapped around their bodies...Everyone was forced into a desperate situation by the ninja skills of An Ji (Chihiro Yamamoto), but Akei was evenly matched.But he couldn't swing the sword towards Anji──!?Just when Akei was in trouble, Shiro Ying (played by Ryo Kato) riding a big kite came to help.
With the help of Shiro Shadow, Aka Shadow and Ao Shadow escaped from the crisis. They cut off the black hair in unison and challenged Anji——!
Episode 4
Under the order of Oda Nobunaga (TAKAHIRO), the three people began to use the code names of “Red Shadow” (Sato Daiki), “Aokage” (Kimura Keito), and “Shirokage” (Kato Ryo), and went to Kasumi Valley, the headquarters of the Kinmu Sect led by Genyousai, planning to sneak into it.At this time, Ishida Mitsunari (Nakao Nobuki), Fukushima Masanori (Mizuishi Ahimu), Kato Kiyomasa (Shiba Keisuke) captured “Anhime” (Yamamoto Chihiro) who claimed to be willing to join the Oda family.Shiro Ying was suspicious of the white-haired Anji and handed over the surveillance task to Aki Ying.
Akei tried to establish some kind of heart-to-heart connection with this dark princess, but he didn’t expect——!?
On the other hand, the “Millennium Toad” controlled by Master Toad (Motoyama Riki) once again grew huge and attacked!Qing Ying and Bai Ying fought against each other, but fell into crisis when faced with the Thousand-Year Toad, which became more ferocious...
