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Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo).
Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
It includes fictional ninja that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Fictional kunoichi , female ninja or practitioners of ninjutsu ( ninpo ). During the feudal period of Japan, ninjas were used as killers, spies and messengers.
Kunoichi is different from Sasuke in that the competitors are exclusively female. The show is re-broadcast as Women of Ninja Warrior on the American G4 channel. It originally ran for 8 tournaments between 2001 and 2009 with the first tournament held as Kinniku Banzuke special. In 2017, after an 8-year hiatus, it was renewed for a 9th tournament ...
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Early ninja-themed video games included SNK's arcade shooting game Sasuke vs. Commander (1980), [19] Taito's arcade games Ninja Hayate (1984) [20] and Legend of Kage (1985), [21] Sega's Ninja Princess (1985) starring a female ninja, [22] and Konami's Ganbare Goemon series (1986 debut) based on the folk hero Ishikawa Goemon. [23]
The following is a list of female action heroes and villains who appear in action films, television shows, comic books, and video games and who are "thrust into a series of challenges requiring physical feats, extended fights, extensive stunts and frenetic chases."
Mochizuki is featured in many video games, some of which include Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou (DLC), [5] Puzzle & Dragons, [6] [7] and Toukiden: The Age of Demons. [8]She is mentioned as a trainer of the playable character Kunoichi in Samurai Warriors, and appears in person in Samurai Warriors 2 as Shingen's mistress and the master and surrogate mother of Kurenai, the protagonist of Red Ninja ...