The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trained to work in shadows, gather information and defeat the enemy to build a world of peace. Akakage, Aokage, and Asuka are rookie ninjas under the tutelage of Shirokage. Their life is a series of perilous missions that entail intrigue, deception and intimidation.
Direction
Nakano's music video background shows in every hyper-stylized frame.
Costume
The red, blue, and white ninja designs are gloriously comic-inspired.
Stunts
Wire work that commits to absurdity with genuine athleticism.
Director
Hiroyuki Nakano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film adapts the 1960s tokusatsu TV series Akakage, explaining its deliberately campy tone and primary-color aesthetic.
Seizō Fukumoto, who plays Sasai, holds the Guinness record for most on-screen deaths by a single actor—over 50,000 fictional demises.
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