I never played the SNES game, but I remember Ninja Warriors in the arcade. I didn't play it much, because it was pretty hard. But it was one of Taito's extra wide arcade cabinets because the action took place on three screens put right next to each other. Another Taito game series did this, too, in the arcade. And that was the 2-D shooter Darius.
The cool thing about Ninja Warriors (and Darius and other Taito games) is the music was done by Taito's in-house band: Zuntata. They are awesome! When you get a chance, go to YouTube and search for the Ninja Warriors arcade song "Daddy Mulk." It's one of Zuntata's most famous works. Zuntata and Taito are awesome!
And yes, one of the playable characters is a female ninja android.


