Erika Sawajiri, Houka Kinoshita, Jô Odagiri
The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007
Stats: 947 reviews
The idea of mixing X-Men with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is actually pretty fantastic and the first hour is full of beautiful landscapes, great fights and interesting hero characters. Sadly, the ending and solution is somewhat disappointing. This had the potential to be a lot...( read more)
One of the best films I saw in Toronto. It is like a good version of "X-Men" meets "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon." The acting is well done and the "super powers" of these ninjas are wicked as hell.
The special effect totally caught me off guard with how good they are. I wa...( read more)
A Japanese fairy tale with excellent visuals and an interesting, if underdeveloped story. Not at the same level with Zhang Yimou or Ang Lee's WuXias, but still, pretty amazing. All throughout the film I was somewhat torn between how good the film was and how it COULD have been. T...( read more)
Excellent film. Ninjas with superpowers, do you really need more reasons to see it?
Gave this film a 7/10. I stumbled across it recently having never heard of it before. When I seen the trailer I was foolishly expecting something on the same level as House of Flying Daggers. Shinobi is a good and very scenic movie with some good effects but the storyline didn't ...( read more)
Great action, characters, and art direction but way too generic a storyline. Lots of potential but still entertaining.
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The true legend and true story of Shinobi ....much respect for this true story and respect on the dark art !!
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