Sega’s Next Film Project After Sonic is Shinobi, To Be Directed By Sam Hargrave
But arguably, Shinobi has better prospects of success in the movies than Sonic. Joe Musashi is steeped in the tropes of the ninja boom of the 1980s and 1990s. That boom launched in 1981 thanks to Cannon Films’ Enter The Ninja, and brought the ninjas to comic books, Saturday morning cartoons, toy aisles, and of course, video games.