Tales of the Ninja
(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.
Plot
The son of a murdered feudal lord meets a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga.
More details
| author | Nagisa Ōshima |
|---|---|
| director | Nagisa Ōshima |
| genre | live-action |
| keywords | feudal lord help murder ninja oda nobunaga |
| publisher | Art Theatre Guild |
| theme | action japanese |