Tales of the Ninja

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

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.

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

  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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