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Ninja movies

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  • Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)

    1. Mumon: The Land of Stealth

    20172h
    6.6 (2.5K)
    What is the only thing that can stand in the way of a ruthless warlord after total domination of a country? Ninjas. When ninja Mumon kills another fierce ninja in order to claim a reward the repercussions are severe and involve the advancing army and the band of stealth fighters. Politics, warfare and sinister plots.
    DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsSatoshi OhnoYuri ChinenDenden
  • Female Ninja - In Bed with the Enemy (1976)

    2. Female Ninja - In Bed with the Enemy

    19761h 6m
    5.9 (72)
    Three female ninjas are recruited by the government to recover a gold treasure robbed by a gang. They go undercover, sometimes nude under bed covers, to investigate and achieve their end, fighting and killing men in unusual ways.
    DirectorTakayuki MinagawaStarsMegumi HoriKeiko KinugasaMaki Tachibana
  • Female Ninja Magic (1964)

    3. Female Ninja Magic

    19641h 27m
    6.3 (34)
    In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position. Fearing Toyotomi's blood descendants would end, he impregnates one Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi in hopes of continuing the bloodline.
    DirectorSadao NakajimaStarsMari YoshimuraYumiko NogawaShigeru Tsuyuguchi
  • Jû shichinin no ninja (1963)

    4. Jû shichinin no ninja

    19631h 39m
    7.1 (82)
    In a time where highly skilled ninja organizations carry out secret missions, Iga Jigoza's group of seventeen ninja must find a way to infiltrate the enemy's stronghold and steal the pact from Negoro ninja Saiga Magokuro. A classic.
    DirectorYasuto HasegawaStarsKôtarô SatomiJûshirô KonoeYuriko Mishima
  • Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle (1966)

    5. Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle

    19661h 37m
    7.1 (11)
    In a Toei all-star effort, Matsukata Hiroki, Otomo Ryutaro, and Konoe Jushiro combine to create an exciting black and white sequel to the classic story of 17 Ninja, one of the most famous films from that noted studio. In the year 1651 the Kishu clan is about to rise against the Tokugawa shogunate using a stash of muskets being guarded by Jinza the leader of the Koga ninja. The Iga ninja are called upon to stop the revolt under the leadership of Hattori Hanzo setting off a spy versus spy battle of silent ninja stealth. Through all the turmoil, Shizaburo and Yuka have broken the taboo of ninja falling in love and strive to achieve the forbidden life of happiness that is denied to all members of the ninja class.
    DirectorMotohiro ToriiStarsKanjûrô ArashiNoritaka DanTatsuo Endô
  • Gate of Flesh (1964)

    6. Gate of Flesh

    19641h 30mNot Rated
    7.2 (3.6K)
    An injured thief on the run finds sanctuary within a brothel of united, ruthless women.
    DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoKôji WadaYumiko Nogawa
  • Meiko Kaji in Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

    7. Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

    19721h 27mNot Rated
    7.2 (5.3K)
    After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
    DirectorShun'ya ItôStarsMeiko KajiRie YokoyamaYayoi Watanabe
  • Buddha (1961)

    8. Buddha

    19612h 19m
    6.7 (104)
    An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly.
    DirectorKenji MisumiStarsKôjirô HongôCharito SolisShintarô Katsu
  • Sekigahara (2017)

    9. Sekigahara

    20172h 30m
    6.3 (963)
    A depiction of Japan's 17th Century Battle of Sekigahara where the Army of the East takes up arms against the Army of the West.
    DirectorMasato HaradaStarsJun'ichi OkadaKôji YakushoKasumi Arimura
  • Kô Shibasaki, Shun Oguri, Takayuki Yamada, and Osamu Mukai in Nobunaga Concerto (2014)

    10. Nobunaga Concerto

    201411 epsTV Mini Series
    7.6 (526)
    After time-travelling to Japan's Sengoku Era and taking the identity of Oda Nobunaga, Saboru must fulfill Oda's destiny in unifying Japan. How will Saboru, a teenager from current-day Japan, fare in his duty?
    CreatorAyumi IshiiStarsShun OguriKô ShibasakiOsamu Mukai
  • Tomoya Nagase and Yuri Chinen in Sword of the Stranger (2007)

    11. Sword of the Stranger

    20071h 43mNot Rated
    7.7 (19K)
    A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
    DirectorMasahiro AndôStarsTomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKôichi Yamadera
  • Goemon (2009)

    12. Goemon

    20092h 8m
    6.6 (5.6K)
    Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban, Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers.
    DirectorKazuaki KiriyaStarsYôsuke EguchiTakao OsawaRyôko Hirosue
  • Gekijouban Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011)

    13. Gekijouban Sengoku Basara: The Last Party

    20111h 34mPG-13
    6.5 (204)
    Japan is again in turmoil as a subordinate of Toyotomi, Ishida cuts a wrath of fury across the land while other warlords rally for an era of peace. Masamune and Sanada must fight Mitsunari in order to bring the country to peace.
    DirectorKazuya NomuraStarsLiam O'BrienTroy BakerLaura Bailey
  • Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)

    14. Samurai Commando: Mission 1549

    20051h 59m
    5.1 (621)
    An accident during tests of an anti-plasma artificial magnetic shield at Japan's Ground Self Defense Force East Fuji practice range sends the 3rd Special Experimental Company, under Colonel Matoba on a time-slip 460 years into the past, into 'the Age of civil War'. At the same time an imaginary-number anomaly thought to be caused by interference from the past begins eroding the present, opening up widening time-space 'holes' all over Japan.
    DirectorMasaaki TezukaStarsYôsuke EguchiKyôka SuzukiHaruka Ayase
  • Samurai Angel Wars (2011)

    15. Samurai Angel Wars

    2011
    4.9 (60)
    Here is a film about time travel. Japan is at war in the samurai era some 440 years ago. A high school student time travels to the era alongside class-mates who are all uniformly weak at history. They know next to nothing about the time period. They come across many problems and want to help solve the issues, but can they when they know nothing? Could they make things worse?
    DirectorFutoshi SatoStarsMoe AraiKasumi ArimuraYoshiki Arizono
  • Inuyasha (2000)

    16. Inuyasha

    2000–2004167 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (19K)
    A teenage girl periodically travels back in time to feudal Japan to help a young half-demon recover the shards of a jewel of great power.
    CreatorRumiko TakahashiStarsKappei YamaguchiRichard Ian CoxSarah Hauser
  • Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)

    17. Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

    19802h 42mPG84Metascore
    7.9 (40K)
    A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiTsutomu YamazakiKen'ichi Hagiwara
  • I Want To (1979)

    18. I Want To

    19791h 25m
    6.4 (1.2K)
    Japanese soldiers time travel to feudal era. Their lieutenant allies with samurai lord to become Shogun. Both seek power through different eras' warfare.
    DirectorKôsei SaitôStarsShin'ichi ChibaJun EtôMoeko Ezawa
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    19. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (385K)
    Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko Tsushima
  • Heaven and Earth (1990)

    20. Heaven and Earth

    19902h 5mPG-13
    6.8 (1.2K)
    In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.
    DirectorHaruki KadokawaStarsTakaaki EnokiMasahiko TsugawaAtsuko Asano
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, and Misa Uehara in The Hidden Fortress (1958)

    21. The Hidden Fortress

    19582h 6mNot Rated89Metascore
    8.0 (44K)
    Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMisa UeharaMinoru Chiaki
  • Richard Chamberlain and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)

    22. Shogun

    19805 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.1 (17K)
    An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
    StarsRichard ChamberlainToshirô MifuneYôko Shimada
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

    23. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

    19541h 33mNot Rated
    7.4 (9.9K)
    Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.
    DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaRentarô Mikuni
  • Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (2021)

    24. Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

    2021– 6 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (5.5K)
    An exploration of the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan when several powerful warlords fought to become absolute ruler.
    StarsHiro KanagawaHayate MasaoAkiem Ra-Zhì
  • Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (2005)

    25. Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

    200524 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.8 (4.6K)
    In 1614, two rival ninja clans back opposing sons of Hidetada Tokugawa for the shogunate. They send their finest warriors to battle to the death, with the victor's clan ruling for a millennium.
    StarsLaura BaileyNana MizukiKôsuke Toriumi

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