List of ninja films


The following is a list of films where at least one ninja character appears as a significant plot element.

Japanese cinema

Jidai-geki films

TitleRelease Date
Nindo Keppuroku 1937.11.25
Jiraiya 1937.12.31
Enoken no [Sarutobi Sasuke

Ninpo-cho films

TitleOriginal storyRelease Date
Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows Edo Ninpō-chō 1963.05.19
Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes Ninja Tsukikage-shō 1963.12.15
Women Ninjas Kunoichi Ninpō-chō 1964.10.03
The Spying Sorceress Gedō Ninpō-chō 1964.12.12
Ninja Chushingura Ninpō Chūshingura 1965.02.25
Homeless Ninja Scroll Fūrai Ninpō-chō 1965.05.16
Homeless Ninja Scroll: Lose in All Directions Fūrai Ninpō-chō 1968.05.08
Edo Ninja Scroll Edo Ninpō-chō 1966.04.03
Ninja's Mark: The Secret of the Fylfot Shinobi no Manji 1968.01.27
Samurai Reincarnation Makai Tenshō 1981.06.06
Ninja Wars Iga Ninpō-chō 1982.12.18
Female Ninja Chushingura Ninpō Chūshingura 1983.12.08
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 1: Protecting the Royal Embryo Kunoichi Ninpō-chō 1991.10.21
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 2: Secret of the Christian Bells Gedō Ninpō-chō 1992.08.21
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 3: Sacred Book of Sexual Positions Higisho Sōdatsu 1993.05.21
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 4: Rebel Forces at the Threshold Ninpō Chūshingura 1994.03.24
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 5: Secret Story of Jiraiya Jiraiya Ninpō-chō 1995.05.06
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness Ninja Tsukikage-shō 1996.04.13
Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon Makai Tenshō 1996.04.26
Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge Makai Tenshō 1996.10.04
Ninja Resurrection: The Revenge of Jubei Makai Tenshō 1998.02.27
Ninja Resurrection: Hell's Spawn Makai Tenshō 1998.03.27
Lady Ninja Yagyū Ninpō-chō 1998.07.11
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 Yagyū Ninpō-chō 1998.08.21
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 2 Yagyū Ninpō-chō 1998.09.23
Samurai Resurrection Makai Tenshō 2003.04.26
Shinobi: Heart Under BladeKōga Ninpō-chō 2005.09.17
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness Ninja Tsukikage-shō 2011.06.04
Kunoichi Ninpocho Hotarubi Ninpō Sōtō no Washi 2018.04.03

Silent films

Gendai-geki films

TitleRelease Date
Black Tight Killers 1966.02.12
Modern Female Ninja: Flesh Hell >1968.10
Konto 55: I Am a Ninja's Great-Great Grandson 1969.10.10
The Executioner

Tokusatsu films

TitleRelease Date
Phantom Agents 1964.07.28
Space Ninja: Swords of the Space Ark 1981
Kabamaru the Ninja 1983.08.06
Cyber Ninja 1988.12.02
Zipang1990.01.27
The Ninja Dragon 1990.10.25
Ninja Battle

Anime films

TitleRelease DateNinja Boy Fireball

Erotic films

TitleRelease Date
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight 1973.02.03
Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers 1974.08.03
Female Ninjas: In Bed with the Enemy 1976.02.14
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas 1984.08
La Blue Girl
La Blue Girl Vol. 1 Revenge of the Sex Demon King
La Blue Girl Vol. 3 Lady Ninja
1995.02.24
1996.02.24
1996.02.24
Woman Ninja 1995.08.25
Kunoichi: Deadly Mirage 1997.03.14
Female Ninja Legend: Sailor Suit Ninpo-cho 1997.04.26
Ninja Vixens

American cinema

Action films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
The Killer EliteUnited StatesEnglish / Mandarin1975.12.17
The OctagonUnited StatesEnglish1980.08.14
The Ninja Trilogy anthology series

Speculative fiction films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
EliminatorsUnited States / SpainEnglish1986.01.31
The PunisherUnited StatesEnglish1989.10.05
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Parody films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
Ninja BustersUnited StatesEnglish1984
Ninja AcademyUnited StatesEnglish1989.08.17
Ninjas!United StatesEnglish1991.01.24
3 Ninjas

Asian cinema

Chinese films

Wuxia films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
Ninja in the Deadly Trap TaiwanMandarin1981.03.05
Return of the Deadly Blade TaiwanMandarin1986
Young Swordsmen in China China / JapanMandarin / Japanese1989
Ninja in Ancient China ChinaMandarin1993
Ninja Kids TaiwanMandarin1997
A Man Called Hero Hong KongCantonese1999.07.17
Chinese Heroes Hong KongCantonese / Japanese1978.12.30
Ninja Kids [TaiwanMandarin1982
Pink Force [Commando (1988 film)">Commando

Korean films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
The Last [Fist of Fury">Hong KongCantonese / Japanese1978.12.30
Ninja Kids [TaiwanMandarin1982
Pink Force [Commando (1988 film)">Commando

Korean films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
The Last [Fist of Fury South KoreaKorean1977.01.13
Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger South Korea / Hong KongKorean1982.08.14
Leopard Fist Ninja [South KoreaKorean1982.11.29
Shaolin Drunk Fighter South KoreaKorean1983.03.25
Revenge of the [Drunken Master South KoreaKorean1984
Hong Kil Dong North KoreaKorean1986

Filipino films

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
Hara of Ninja PhilippinesFilipino / Tagalog1969.09.27
Enforcer from Death Row PhilippinesEnglish1976.07.09
Heroes For HirePhilippinesEnglish1984
Ninja's ForcePhilippinesEnglish1984.09.07
Ninja WarriorsPhilippinesEnglish1985
Double EdgePhilippinesEnglish1986
BlackfirePhilippinesEnglish1986
Ultimax ForcePhilippinesEnglish1986
Ninja KidsPhilippinesFilipino / Japanese1986
The Legend of Ninja-Kol PhilippinesFilipino / Tagalog1986.09.25
Me and Ninja LiitPhilippinesFilipino / Tagalog1988.11.30

International cinema

TitleCountryLanguageRelease Date
You Only [Live TwiceUKEnglish / Japanese1967.06.13
Holy Sword TurkeyTurkish1982
The Ninja MissionSweden / UKEnglish1984.06.29
Death Warrior TurkeyTurkish1984
Eagle IslandSwedenEnglish1986
GermanyGerman1986.06.19
Explosive Brigade Against the Ninjas ArgentinaSpanish1986.07.03
Death Shot TurkeyTurkish1986
The Last Heroes TurkeyTurkish1987
CommandoIndiaHindi1988.06.03
Russian Ninja Denmark / SwedenEnglish1989.11.25
Mexican Ninja MexicoSpanish1991.05.30
Mr. BondIndiaHindi1992.04.16
Tongan NinjaNew ZealandEnglish2002.11.02
Shuriken School: The Ninja's Secret France, SpainFrench / English2007.09.26
Sons of ShadowCanadaEnglish2008.03.09
Norwegian Ninja NorwayNorwegian2010.08.13
Red Eagle: The Film SpainSpanish / French / English2011.04.20
Zombie MassacreItaly / United States / Germany / CanadaEnglish2013.07.01
The Ninja Immovable HeartAustraliaEnglish2014.02.27
Zombie Ninjas vs Black OpsAustraliaEnglish2015.10.10
Portuguese Ninja PortugalPortuguese / English / Japanese2018.10.14