Tales of the Ninja
| Tales of the Ninja (Band of Ninja) | |
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| Directed by | Nagisa Ōshima |
| Screenplay by | Nagisa Ōshima Mamoru Sasaki |
| Based on | Sanpei Shirato`s Ninja Bugeicho Kagemaruden |
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| Distributed by | ATG |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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 being an animated adaption, Ōshima decided to simply shoot the panels of the manga in order, adding narration and employing zooming and panning techniques.