Ninja bugei-chô

Feb 15 1967 N/A 2h 3m
Action, Animation, History

A young boy joins a band of ninja during a peasant uprising, all depicted through an experimental form of filming pages from the original manga set to sound.

Plot

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.

Written by

Sampei Shirato, Mamoru Sasaki, Nagisa Ôshima

Directed by

Nagisa Ôshima

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild, Oshima Productions, Sozosha

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
262
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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