<s>
Mirai	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
Japanese	O
live-action	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mirai	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
fight	O
various	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
by	O
rapidly	O
throwing	O
shurikens	O
at	O
them	O
(	O
and	O
slashing	O
them	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
at	O
close	O
range	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
life	O
meter	O
uses	O
Kanji	O
for	O
the	O
numbers	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
previously	O
done	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
earlier	O
Japan-only	O
title	O
,	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
score	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Mirai	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
