Tales_of_the_Ninja_(Band_of_Ninja)

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Tales of the Ninja

1967 film by Nagisa Ōshima

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.

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Plot

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

Cast

References

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


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