Ninja Bugei-chou
English title: Manual of Ninja Martial Arts
Japanese title: 忍者武芸帳
Alternative titles: Ninja Bugeicho, Ninja bugei-cho, Ninja Bugeichou, Band of Ninja, Tales of the Ninja
Type: Movie
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 15, 1967
Duration: 2 hr 15 min
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres: Action

Also known as Manual of Ninja Martial Arts, the only animation from Japanese New Wave maestro Nagisa Oshima is as provocative as one would expect from such a remarkable filmmaker. The film follows Sanpei Shirato's classic comic story about the son of an assassinated feudal lord in the Muromachi period, who attempts to avenge his father's death and meets Kagemaru, a renegade ninja helping peasants and farmers rebel against Oda Nobunaga's regime.