The Basilisk: Ōka Ninpōchō novel is a sequel to Futaroh Yamada’s original Kōga Ninpōchō (The Kouga Ninja Scrolls) novel.
Haruo Koyama also released a manga adaptation of Futaroh Yamada’s original novel in 1963, and Torao Asada launched the Kōga Ninpōchō: Aratame manga in 2003.
Futaroh Yamada debuted Kōga Ninpōchō in 1959, and Kodansha published Masaki Yamada’s Ōka Ninpōchō Basilisk Shinshō sequel in 2015.
Tadashi Kitaoka (Basilisk, White Album, ViVid Strike!) is credited as director of photography.