Nagisa Oshima
Many of Shirato's works have been adapted as anime series and films, including "Ninja bugeichō", adapted by Nagisa Oshima as "Band of Ninja" in 1967, an unusual film consisting only of images from the manga and voiceovers with no animation. Some works have received attention in the United States, such as "The Legend of Kamui", which was released in 1987 by Viz Media, but others remain relatively unknown.