Band of Ninja

Band of Ninja

1967 · 120 min · ★ 5.0 · Animation, Drama, Action, War

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.

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · Written by Nagisa Ōshima

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