忍術千一夜 NINJUTSU SENICHIYA (The Art of Ninja in 1001 Nights)

The Toei Animation TV anime 少年忍者風のフジ丸 "Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru" (Fujimaru of the Wind: The Childhood of a Ninja) aired from June 7, 1964, to August 31, 1965.

初見良昭宗家 Hatsumi Masaaki Sōke featured in a segment titled 忍術千一夜 Ninjutsu Sen’ichiya (The Art of Ninja in 1001 Nights) where he showcased and explained various aspects of Ninjutsu and ninja tools, particularly from the Togakure-ryū school. The segment was presented to actress 本間千代子 Honma Chiyoko, gaining popularity among viewers.

These segments, although only three minutes long, took about an hour and a half to film due to challenges like the intense heat of studio lights causing studio flowers to wilt quickly.

Hatsumi Sōke remembers having to replace them multiple times during the shoot, with the entire Ninjutsu demonstration process taking around seven hours.

EPISODE LIST:

01. SENBAN-SHURIKEN
02. BŌ-SHURIKEN
03. TENMON, KETSU-IN MAKIMONO
04. NINJA SHOZOKU, NINJATŌ
05. SHINOBI BUKI
06. TETSUBUSHI, METSUBUSHI, KASUNAI
07. GETA, ARUKI
08. SUITON NO JUTSU
09. KATON NO JUTSU, KAYAKUJUTSU
10. KOPPŌJUTSU
11. NINJATŌ, KENPŌ
12. KAYAKUJUTSU, TEPPŌJUTSU, HŌJUTSU
13. KAMAYARI
14. CHITON, SUITON NO JUTSU
15. BŌJUTSU
16. TOGAKURE-RYŪ BIKENJUTSU, YOROI
17. SHIKOMI, HENSOJUTSU
18. KUSARIGAMA, KYŌKETSUSHOGE
19. TOBIDOGU, SHURIKEN, FUKIYA