Tales of the Ninja (Japanese: 忍者武芸帳, Hepburn: Ninja Bugei-chō) (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 zooming and panning techniques.
| Tales of the Ninja (Band of Ninja) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nagisa Ōshima |
| Screenplay by | Nagisa Ōshima Mamoru Sasaki |
| Based on | Sanpei Shirato`s Ninja Bugeichō |
| Starring | |
| Distributed by | ATG |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot edit
The son of a murdered feudal lord meets a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga.[5]
Cast edit
- Yuki Jutaro - Kei Yamamoto
- Akemi - Akiko Koyama
- Oda Nobunaga- Hikaru Hayashi
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Fumio Watanabe
- Akechi Mitsuhide - Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
- Kagemaru - Rokko Toura
References edit
- ^ "忍者武芸帳". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "忍者武芸帳". all.cinemas. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "忍者武芸帳". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "忍者武芸帳とは". kotobank. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Tales of the Ninja". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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