Tales of the Ninja (Japanese: 忍者武芸帳, Hepburn: Ninja Bugeichō) (also known as Band of Ninja) is a 1967 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It is based on Sanpei Shirato's manga Ninja Bugeichō.[1][2][3][4] Rather than being an animated adaption, Ōshima decided to simply shoot the panels of the manga in order, adding narration and employing zooming and panning techniques.

Tales of the Ninja (Band of Ninja)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNagisa Ōshima
Screenplay byNagisa Ōshima
Mamoru Sasaki
Based onSanpei Shirato`s Ninja Bugeicho Kagemaruden
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Distributed byATG
Release date
  • February 15, 1967 (1967-02-15)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

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The son of a murdered feudal lord meets a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "忍者武芸帳". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "忍者武芸帳". all.cinemas. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ "忍者武芸帳". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "忍者武芸帳とは". kotobank. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tales of the Ninja". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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