Ninja Scroll

Ninja Scroll

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Ninja Scroll

A peak achievement of Japanese anime, Ninja Scroll is a propulsive mix of samurai action adventure and supernatural fantasy from writer-director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Supernatural Best City). This is def...( read more  read more... )iantly animation for grown-ups, complete with fountains of blood, plenty of naked flesh, and (in both the subtitled and dubbed versions) some decidedly strong language. (Students of Japanese language could pick up some useful expressions.) The plot sounds like a 16th century variation on the X-Files: An entire village has been wiped out by a mysterious plague and an anti-government conspiracy of invulnerable demons seems to be responsible. A wandering ninja, Jubei, and his female counterpart, Kagero, team up to defeat the plotters. Jubei is a classic reluctant hero, agreeing to participate in the mission only after being fed a slow-acting poison; the antidote will be supplied after he cooperates. And Kagero, a looker whose embrace is lethal, is a femme fatale with a difference that seems distinctively Japanese: sexual contact itself is poisonous, especially for a warrior with a pure soul. --David Chute

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  • December 9, 2009
    This was awesome manga, I thought Afro Samurai was good well this is better is every way!! it looks amazing, so smooth and so well drawn despite being almost 17yrs old now!! (1993, has it been that long??)
    It really is a great piece of art and anime, the voice work is great and b...( read more)etter in Japanese with subs, some lovely character design, super sexy female heroine and the imagination on show is top notch, the one thing that I didn't like was it gets alittle too fanciful the further on it goes. I thought it was more of a realistic samurai style but its quite out there haha still great but afew too many unstoppable monsters perhaps. Really enjoyed this :)
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • July 14, 2007
    Lightening fast samurai action. Blood, pain, rage, brutal fighting, nudity, destruction and political ideologies. Perfect mix
  • April 12, 2007
    This movie rocks!
  • April 5, 2007
    The Most Disturbing, Most...I don't know what to say, but its fucking incredible. Incredible Action sequences and top of the line story. Loved every minute of it, hoped it would've lasted longer...Oh Yeah, its real smart aswell.
  • December 23, 2009
    OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! I know I sound like a 15 year old "fangurl" but this movie is just so awesome and kick-ass and amazing and great that I can't help but be one. I think long before anime became so popular with the Western audiences, this was the movie along with Akira and Ghost...( read more) In The Shell that showed them that anime is not just about weird Japanese toilet humor. This movie is not for the squeamish and definitely not one that you can watch with your parents. There's more blood and violence than most people can tolerate. All sorts of violence - physical, mental and even sexual - you name it and it's there. You might now be tempted to dismiss the movie as a Japanese equivalent of the torture porn like Hostel. Hold your horses. Ninja Scroll has a pretty nice story too, with political turmoil, supernatural forces, forbidden love and everything in between. But if you're up for the challenge, then DO NOT miss it.
  • December 20, 2009
    A brilliant anime movie of a lone wolf warrior teaming up with a female ninja and a wily old man to try and defeat Lord Genme and his supernatural cronies who have wiped out a village with a deadly plague. Plot, characters, animation and action make this an anime movie not to be ...( read more)missed even if it is full of bloody violence and some hentai.
  • December 10, 2009
    Epicly awesome movie
  • December 4, 2009
    Velho e bom anime das antiga!!
  • November 8, 2009
    I tell you like this! if you don't have it in your collection you need to be CUT!!!!!!! this animae is the shyt..

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