# Ninja Bugeichou Pilot Film
*Also known as: 忍者武芸帳 パイロットフィルム*

## Facts
- Format: SPECIAL
- Status: concluded
- Year: 2000
- Season: SPRING

## Renewal Score
**Ninja Bugeichou Pilot Film** has a **25% renewal probability** on Courcast (confidence: 65%) as of 2026-06-03.

## Synopsis
An animated pilot film for Ninja Bugei-chou released to the public over three decades later on Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden DVD volume 7.
The pilot film was created in 1969 as director Nagisa Ooshima was wanting to make a TV animation to build off his controversial film from 1967. The pilot was rejected by Shirato himself (the original comic creator the film was based on) and the plan was changed to animate Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden instead, a side story to the Kamui Den manga also created by Shirato. Though w

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*Last updated: 2026-06-03*