is a Japanese novel written

Ryō Wada is a Japanese screenwriter and historical novelist. Two of his novels have been adapted to films, '' The Floating Castle'' and '' Land of Stealth''. Life He was born in Osaka but raised in Asaminami in Hiroshima. As a child he was an avid reade ...

and published by

Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: '' Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), '' Ute ...

in May 2008. A

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

's ''

Monthly Shōnen Sunday , alternately known as (a portmanteau of "Gekkan" and "Sandē" from its full Japanese title), is a monthly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since May 12, 2009 (the June 2009 issue). The magazine was announced in February 2009, wi ...

'' from May 2009 to February 2011. A

live-action Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or ...

film, '' Mumon: The Land of Stealth'', premiered in Japan in July 2017.

Media

Novel

's ''Shinobi no Kuni'' novel was published by

on May 30, 2008.

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in

's ''

'' from May 12, 2009, to February 12, 2011. Shogakukan collected its chapters in four ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes, released from December 12, 2009, to March 11, 2011. An additional fifth volume was released by Shogakukan, containing anthology stories that were never serialized, on June 12, 2017. It includes collaboration from Banno, Ashibi Fukui, Kōnosuke Saeki, Hayato Asaki, Hiko and Yuto Sano. The manga was licensed in Indonesia by

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Volumes

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation of the novel, titled ''Mumon: The Land of Stealth'', premiered in Japan on July 1, 2017.

References

External links

* {{Monthly Shōnen Sunday 2008 Japanese novels Historical anime and manga Japanese historical novels Shinchosha books Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga