Band of Ninja (1967)

Original title

忍者武芸帳

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

16

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film made by shooting still panels of a manga and adding narration and camera movements. It follows a story about ninjas in feudal Japan.

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What happens

Tales of the Ninja (Japanese: 忍者武芸帳, Hepburn: Ninja Bugeichō) (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 making an animated adaptation, Ōshima decided to simply shoot the panels of the manga in order, adding narration and employing zooming and panning techniques. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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