Tales of the Ninja (Band of Ninja) | |
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Directed by | Nagisa Ōshima |
Screenplay by |
Nagisa Ōshima Mamoru Sasaki |
Based on | Sanpei Shirato`s Ninja Bugeicho Kagemaruden |
Starring | |
Distributed by | ATG |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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.
The son of a murdered feudal lord meets a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga. [5]