Ninja Bugei-chou Pilot Film
Japanese title: 忍者武芸帳 パイロットフィルム
Alternative titles: Manual of Ninja Martial Arts Pilot Film, Band of Ninja Pilot Film
Type: Special
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 25, 2000
Duration: 1 min
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Producers: TCJ
Genres: Action
Themes: Historical, Samurai
Demographics: Seinen

An animated pilot film for Ninja Bugei-chou released to the public over three decades later on Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden DVD volume 7.

The pilot film was created in 1969 as director Nagisa Ooshima was wanting to make a TV animation to build off his controversial film from 1967. The pilot was rejected by Shirato himself (the original comic creator the film was based on) and the plan was changed to animate Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden instead, a side story to the Kamui Den manga also created by Shirato. Though with this change, Ooshima did not partake in Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden's production.