Shinobi no Mono

Shinobi no Mono (忍びの者^?) is a series of jidaigeki novels written by Tomoyoshi Murayama originally serialized in the Sunday edition of the Akahata newspaper^[1] from November 1960 to May 1962.

Set during the Warring States period, it depicted Goemon Ishikawa, a famous outlaw hero who was boiled alive at the end of the 16th century by order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, as a ninja who fought against samurai warlords.

Between 1962 and 1966 a series of eight Shinobi no Mono films (also known as "Ninja, a Band of Assassins" in English) based on the novels and starring Raizo Ichikawa were produced and released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company. The novels were also adapted into a 52-episode television series starring Ryuji Shinagawa and co-produced by the Toei Company and television network NET (now known as TV Asahi) and broadcast from July 24, 1964 to July 30, 1965.

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Novels

Films

Television

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