Ninja Warriors - From Myth to the Movies
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Japanese Iga-ryu Ninjas pose after a performance during a Japanese Cultural Festival in Hong Kong. Ninjitsu was not for men only; museums in Japan claim women were ninjas as well. A female ninja may have been called kunoichi.
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