THEME EXPLORATION

ninja fiction

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Loro 1
Loro 1
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
Paul
Paul
2011 · Greg Mottola
A la Conquête du pôle
A la Conquête du pôle
1912 · Georges Méliès
Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja
1967 · Nagisa Oshima
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Space Men
Space Men
1960 · Antonio Margheriti
The Ghost
The Ghost
1983 · Chang Cheh
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
2046
2046
2004 · Wong Kar-Wai
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
2021 · Robert Schwentke
Sex and Lucía
Sex and Lucía
2001 · Julio Medem
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 · Tensai Okamura
Adam: The Mirror
Adam: The Mirror
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 · Isaac Florentine
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
2025 · Kim Byung Woo
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
2009 · Fede Álvarez
The 33D Invader
The 33D Invader
2011 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
The Haunted Cop Shop II
The Haunted Cop Shop II
1988 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His film 'Harakiri' deconstructs the samurai and ninja code of honor through a tragic narrative that challenges romanticized notions of warrior culture.

 Takashi Miike Japan

He explores ninja mythology and feudal Japanese violence with stylistic intensity in films like 'Blade of the Immortal,' blending historical fiction with visceral action.

 Keiichirō Yoshida Japan

His experimental approach to samurai and ninja narratives in works like 'Eros Plus Massacre' examines the philosophical and political dimensions of warrior fiction beyond surface action.