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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
“The Film that made Ninjas legendary!”
6.3 / 10• 1962• 1h 44m•NR• Japanese
Action
Storyline
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his task.
Cast & Crew
Raizō Ichikawa
Ishikawa Goemon
Lead
Shiho Fujimura
Maki
Yūnosuke Itō
Sandayû Momochi
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Nobuo Oda
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Oda Nobunaga
Yōko Uraji
Hinona
Reiko Fujiwara
Hata
Chitose Maki
Tamo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Satsuo Yamamoto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ninja, A Band of Assassins is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
