Band of Ninja
1967, Japanese. Directed by Nagisa Ōshima.
The son of an assassinated feudal lord, in the Muromachi period, attempts to avenge his father's death and meets Kagemaru, a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga's regime, all depicted through an experimental form of filming pages from the original manga set to sound.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Nagisa ŌshimaDirector
- Rokkō TouraKagemaru
- Kei SatōSakagami Shuzen
- Kei YamamotoYûki Jûtarô
- Hōsei KomatsuOnkichi
- Noriko MatsumotoHotarubi
- Hideo KanzeKamiizumi Nobutsuna
- Hikaru HayashiKinoshita Tôkichiô
- Yoshiyuki FukudaMufu Dojin
- Fumio WatanabeOda Nobunaga / Kennyo
- Akiko KoyamaAkemi
- Shigeru TsuyuguchiAkechi Mitsuhide
- Shoichi OzawaNarrator
Details
- Released
- 15 February 1967
- Original title
- 忍者武芸帳
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Nagisa Ōshima, Mamoru Sasaki, Sanpei Shirato
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What Band of Ninja is based on
Band of Ninja is based on Ninja Bugeicho Kagemaruden, a manga series by Sanpei Shirato.
Manga series
Ninja Bugeicho Kagemaruden
By Sanpei Shirato
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Band of Ninja runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Who directed Band of Ninja?
Band of Ninja (1967) was directed by Nagisa Ōshima and stars Rokkō Toura, Kei Satō, Kei Yamamoto.
What is Band of Ninja based on?
Band of Ninja is based on Ninja Bugeicho Kagemaruden, a manga series by Sanpei Shirato.