Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend

Overview

Ninjas are enduring, iconic figures of Japan. They were active about 500 years ago during the country's Warring States period. And these days, they're thought to be long gone. But centuries later, one ninja is still with us. 84-year-old Masaaki Hatsumi is a successor of the Togakure school. He teaches a supreme form of self-defense to more than 100,000 students around the world, including FBI agents and army personnel. Hatsumi can easily fend off attacks from these tough disciples and make them unmovable using just one finger. What is the essence of his astonishing art? This program investigates the hidden power of this ninja master.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 2, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

NHK World

Cast

Tatsuya Naka,Masaaki Hatsumi,Jack Hoban,Sonny Chiba,Rina Takeda

Director

Fuyuhiko Nishi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt9238296