Band of Ninja
忍者武芸帳
Synopsis
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, all depicted through an experimental form of filming pages from the original manga set to sound.
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Sanpei Shirato-Nagisa Ôshima, Kagemaru Den (estratto)
Type: Clip • Published 2012-02-14
Top Cast
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Rokkō Toura
Kagemaru
Kei Satō
Sakagami Shuzen
Kei Yamamoto
Yûki Jûtarô
Hōsei Komatsu
Onkichi
Noriko Matsumoto
Hotarubi
Hideo Kanze
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
Hikaru Hayashi
Kinoshita Tôkichiô
Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Mufu Dojin
Fumio Watanabe
Oda Nobunaga / Kennyo
Akiko Koyama
Akemi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Akechi Mitsuhide
Shoichi Ozawa
Narrator
Nobuo Tanaka
Yagyu Muneyoshi
Toshirō Hayano
Raiun-to shuryo
Release History & Theatrical Window
March 11, 2015
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Screenplay & Story
- Nagisa Ōshima, Mamoru Sasaki
- Original Score
- Hikaru Hayashi
- Original Title
- 忍者武芸帳
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Studios
- Sozosha
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Nagisa Ōshima, Mamoru Sasaki, Sanpei Shirato
Hikaru Hayashi
Akira Takada
Masayuki Nakajima, Nagisa Ōshima, Takuji Yamaguchi
Department Leadership Roster
Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay
Mamoru Sasaki
Screenplay
Sanpei Shirato
Writer
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Akira Takada
Director of Photography
Masayuki Nakajima
Producer
Nagisa Ōshima
Producer
Takuji Yamaguchi
Producer
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Band of Ninja
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What is Band of Ninja about?
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, all depicted through an experimental form of filming pages from the original manga set to sound.
Who directed Band of Ninja?
Band of Ninja was directed by Nagisa Ōshima.
Who stars in Band of Ninja?
The principal cast of Band of Ninja includes Rokkō Toura, Kei Satō, Kei Yamamoto, Hōsei Komatsu, Noriko Matsumoto.
When was Band of Ninja released and how long is it?
Band of Ninja was released in 1967 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for Band of Ninja?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Band of Ninja was composed by Hikaru Hayashi.
Is Band of Ninja based on a book or true story?
Band of Ninja is adapted from the following source material: Comic Book: "Sanpei Shirato".