Band of Ninja (1967)
2h
Running Time
February 15, 1967Release Date
Plot.
A young boy joins a band of ninja during a peasant uprising, all depicted through an experimental form of filming pages from the original manga set to sound.
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 15, 1967
Original Name忍者武芸帳
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
Wiki.
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. 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.