Shinobi no Mono (1962)

Original title

忍びの者

Directed by

Satsuo Yamamoto

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Low-ranking ninja are used and discarded by powerful warlords during Japan's Sengoku period. The story follows their struggle and rebellion against a system that treats them as disposable tools.

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What happens

『忍びの者』（しのびのもの）は、村山知義の歴史・時代小説。 戦国時代を舞台に、権力者たちに利用される下忍たちの悲哀と反抗を描いた作品。1960年11月から1962年5月まで『赤旗』の日曜版に連載され、後に映画化、戯曲化、テレビドラマ化もされた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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