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Drawing of the archetypical ninja from a series of sketches by Hokusai. Woodblock print on paper. Vol. six, 1817. A ninja (Japanese: 忍者, lit. 'one who is invisible'; [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (Japanese: 忍び, lit. 'one who sneaks'; ) was an infiltration agent, mercenary, or guerrilla warfare and later bodyguard expert in feudal Japan.
Jiraiya battles a snake with the help of a toad; woodblock print on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1843. Ninjas first entered popular culture in the Edo period.In modern Japan, ninja are a national myth that stems from folk tales and continues through modern day popular culture. [1]
Female Ninja Kagero Group (女忍かげろう組 ) [TV movie] Female Ninja Kagero Group 2 (女忍かげろう組 <弐>) [TV movie] Female Ninja Kagero Group 3 (女忍かげろう組 <参>) [TV movie] 1990.04.07 1990.09.26 1991.12.28 Yoshiwara Hiren Shinobi no Onna (吉原悲恋 忍びの女) [TV movie] 1991.12.23
Films featuring ninja, covert agents or mercenaries in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included espionage , deception , and surprise attacks. Contents
The film takes place in Japan during the age of Samurai and Ninja.Rikka Isurugi, who was raised to be the next head of the Kitsune (Fox)—a ninja clan that does anything for the right price—meets a girl named Miya, who had been wandering around in the mountains looking for the Kitsune.
Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese cant term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo). The term was largely popularized by novelist Futaro Yamada in his novel Ninpō Hakkenden (忍法八犬伝) in 1964. [1]
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade is a 2005 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Ten Shimoyama and written by Kenya Hirata. It is an adaptation of Futaro Yamada's novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, although the characters are highly altered.
Shogun's Ninja (Japanese: 忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫) also known as Ninja Bugeichō Momochi Sandayū is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Norifumi Suzuki. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Hiroyuki Sanada landed his first lead role in the film.