Topic: Ninjas

Direction Kazuhiro Furuhashi

Synopsis Rurouni Kenshin: Reminiscence (1999) follows the life of Himura Kenshin, who was abducted by slave traders as a young boy and later rescued after a violent encounter with bandits. He is then taken under the wing of a master of...

Direction Masashi Kishimoto

Synopsis Naruto: Shippuuden - The True Legend of Itachi (TV Series) (2016) is an animated series that delves into the life of Itachi Uchiha from his early years. At just four years old, Itachi witnesses the horrors of war and resolves...

Direction Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Synopsis Ninja Scroll (1993) follows the journey of Jubei, a wandering samurai who takes on jobs for hire. After a fortuitous encounter where he rescues a young ninja woman from a brutal assault, he inadvertently draws the ire of a sinister...

Direction Masashi Kishimoto · Hayato Date · Atsushi Dakukawa · Hayato Takeda

Synopsis Naruto: Shippûden (TV Series) (2007) is a sequel to the original Naruto animated series, chronicling the journey of a more seasoned and mature Uzumaki Naruto. The narrative follows Naruto as he embarks on a mission to rescue his comrade Uchiha...

Direction Kaori Makita

Synopsis Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku (2023) is a 13-episode TV series that follows the journey of Gabimaru, a former ninja once renowned as the strongest in his village. After abandoning his duties and breaking the village's laws, Gabimaru is apprehended and sentenced...

Direction Masahiro Andô

Synopsis Sword of the Stranger (2007) unfolds during the tumultuous Feudal Japan of the Muromachi era, akin to the setting of "Inu-Yasha." This anime centers around an unusual alliance between a mysterious warrior and a young boy he was initially tasked...

Direction Fuminori Kizaki · Takashi Okazaki

Synopsis Basilisk (TV Series) (2005) is set in the year 1614 AD, where two rival ninja clans, each backing a different son of Hidetada Tokugawa for the position of shogun, dispatch ten elite ninjas to engage in a deadly battle. The...

Direction Chang Cheh

Cast Ricky Cheng · Lo Meng · Wong Lik · Chan Wai-Man

Synopsis Chinese Super Ninjas (1982) unfolds a gripping narrative of retribution, deceit, and aspiration, set against the thrilling backdrop of ninja combat and techniques. After his dojo is razed and his fellow warriors brutally murdered by the formidable ninja Cheng Yun...

Direction Edward Zwick

Cast Tom Cruise · Ken Watanabe · Billy Connolly · Tony Goldwyn

Synopsis The Last Samurai (2003) follows the journey of Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a disillusioned former Civil War hero navigating the tumultuous waters of 1870s San Francisco. After being hired by the Japanese government to modernize the Emperor's army with...

Direction Masashi Kishimoto · Hayato Date · Akira Shimizu · Atsushi Nigorikawa

Synopsis Naruto (TV Series) (2002) chronicles the journey of a young boy who faces isolation and hostility from the inhabitants of Konoha, a hidden village. The villagers' fear and disdain for the boy stem not from his character, but from the...

Direction Pablo Santiago

Cast Herbert Bautista · Francis Magalona · Ramon Christopher · Ricky Rivero

Synopsis Ninja Kids (1986) follows the tale of Lady Lotus, a malevolent sorceress, who seeks to obtain an ancient katana imbued with immense power from Naguchi, a skilled martial arts master. Concurrently, a group of young friends embark on a camping...

Direction Liu Chia-Liang

Cast Gordon Liu · Yuka Mizuno · Cheng Kang-Yeh · Norman Chu

Direction Hitoyuki Matsui

Synopsis Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (TV Series) (2004) is a 12-episode TV series that follows the journey of Shinobu, an inexperienced ninja trainee. To prove her ninja skills, she is tasked with the unusual mission of stealing the underwear...

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Shiho Fujimura · Saburo Date · Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Synopsis Shinobi no mono (Band of Assassins) (1962) follows the journey of a formidable young ninja who finds himself entangled in a dangerous conspiracy to eliminate the ruthless warlord Oda Nobunaga, who is relentlessly pursuing the conquest of Japan. Ishikawa Goemon,...

Direction Masahiro Shinoda

Cast Koji Takahashi · Eiji Okada · Kei Sato · Jun Hamamura

Synopsis Samurai Spy (1965) unfolds in a Japan that has finally achieved unity under the Tokugawa shogunate after years of relentless warfare. The protagonist, Sasuke Sarutobi, a seasoned samurai spy, yearns for tranquility and an end to the constant strife. However,...

Direction Tatsuo Satō

Synopsis Ninja Scroll: The Series (TV Series) (2003) follows the journey of Kibagami Jubei, a skilled and wandering swordsman, fourteen years after his triumph over the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and the thwarting of the Shogun of the Dark's malevolent schemes....

Direction Rintaro

Synopsis The Dagger of Kamui (1985) follows the journey of Jiro, a young boy whose life takes a tragic turn when he discovers his mother and sister brutally murdered. Wrongfully accused of the crime, Jiro is forced to flee his village....

Direction Hiroyuki Yamashita

Synopsis Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) introduces Boruto Uzumaki, the offspring of Naruto Uzumaki, the esteemed Seventh Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. Inspired by tales of his father's heroic exploits, Boruto is driven to outshine Naruto. Alongside Sarada Uchiha, Boruto...

Direction Park Sung-hoo

Synopsis Ninja Kamui (2024) centers around Joe Higan, a former ninja known as a Nukenin, who has left his clan behind and is living in seclusion with his family in rural America. One fateful night, a group of assassins from his...

Direction Masahiko Murata

Synopsis Naruto Shippûden 3: Inheritors of Will of Fire (2009) is the third installment in the Naruto: Shippûden film series, following the beloved anime and manga franchise. Scheduled for release on August 1, 2009, this movie marks the sixth overall Naruto...