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Kabamaru the Ninja

Original title: Iga-no Kabamaru
  • 1983
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Hikaru Kurosaki, Kumiko Takeda, and Junya Takaki in Kabamaru the Ninja (1983)
Comedy

Kabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather's mistress, who is a school di... Read allKabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather's mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he is master of the... Read allKabamaru is a young boy raised and trained by his grandfather as a ninja. After the sudden death of his grandfather, he starts living with Mai, his grandfather's mistress, who is a school director. He is asked to help out on struggles against other schools, as he is master of the ninja mystical arts. As time passes he will make lots of friends as well as enemies, and ... Read all

  • Director
    • Norifumi Suzuki
  • Writers
    • Yuu Azuki
    • Masakazu Shimura
    • Norifumi Suzuki
  • Stars
    • Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Yukiji Asaoka
    • Satoshi Fujikawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    324
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norifumi Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Yuu Azuki
      • Masakazu Shimura
      • Norifumi Suzuki
    • Stars
      • Shin'ichi Chiba
      • Yukiji Asaoka
      • Satoshi Fujikawa
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    • Saizo
    • (as Sonny Chiba)
    Yukiji Asaoka
    Yukiji Asaoka
    Satoshi Fujikawa
    Masanori Ikeda
    Tatsuo Inada
    Michio Kai
    Strong Kongô
    Satoshi Kurihara
    Hikaru Kurosaki
    • Kabamaru
    Naomi Morinaga
    Yôko Nogiwa
    Tsutomu Sakai
    Ryusuke Sakitsu
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Shizune
    Shoji Sawada
    Etsuko Shihomi
    Etsuko Shihomi
    Yûji Shikamata
    Hirokazu Shoji
    • Director
      • Norifumi Suzuki
    • Writers
      • Yuu Azuki
      • Masakazu Shimura
      • Norifumi Suzuki
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    • Connections
      Remade as Igano Kabamaru (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Hab' ich nur deine Liebe
      Composed by Franz von Suppé

      Theme song of Yukiji Asaoka

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 1983 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Ниндзя Кабамару
    • Production company
      • Toei Kyoto
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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