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“Nagisa Oshima's provocative animated adaptation of Sanpei Shirato's ninja revenge tale set in feudal Japan.”
Manual of Ninja Martial Arts
忍者武芸帳
5.44
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Nagisa Oshima's provocative animated adaptation of Sanpei Shirato's ninja revenge tale set in feudal Japan.
Also known as Manual of Ninja Martial Arts, the only animation from Japanese New Wave maestro Nagisa Oshima is as provocative as one would expect from such a remarkable filmmaker. The film follows Sanpei Shirato's classic comic story about the son of an assassinated feudal lord in the Muromachi period, who attempts to avenge his father's death and meets Kagemaru, a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga's regime.
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- 4 “While this is certainly not a masterpiece, it is an interesting peek into the development of anime and a cool artifact from the era. Unlike what others have said, there is quite a bit of animation...”
- 4 “Band of Ninja is a 1967 manga film from experimental live action film director Nagisa Oshima. It’s not a mistake I didn’t say animated since there is not a single moving image in the film. Oshima...”
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- Format 1 × 135′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 15m all episodes
- Aired Feb 1967 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4025 catalog