Cast
Crew
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IchirÅ SaitÅ
Producer
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Hiroshi Imai
Director of Photography
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Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
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Seiichi Ôta
Art Direction
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IchirÅ SaitÅ
Original Music Composer
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Hitoshi Obuchi
Assistant Director
Shinobi No Mono Collection
'Ninja, Band of Assassins' ('Shinobi no Mono', A.K.A 'Tales of The Ninja' or 'The Ninja') is a series of eight jidaigeki (Japanese historical dramas (see the films for plot summaries) which were released in Japan over a four year period from 1962 to 1966 by Daiei Pictures. The plot of the first few films focuses on a ninja named Ishikawa Goemon and his struggle to survive during Japan's warring states period. The films star Ichikawa Raizo (of Nemuri Kyoshiro / Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) who plays Ishikawa Goemon as well as several other characters throughout the series, such as Kirigakure Saizo, Hattori Hanzo & Fuma Kotaro. Wakayama Tomisaburo (of Kozure Ookami / Lone Wolf and Cub fame) also appears in the first four movies.
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