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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD DVD Layers: 1 DVD Sides: 1 EAN: 9786305014140 Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 6305014140 Label: Manga Video Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1JapaneseOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoEnglishSubtitled Manufacturer: Manga Video MPN: 7611 Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Publisher: Manga Video Release Date: May 20, 1998 Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: Manga Video Theatrical Release Date: December 06, 1996
Amazon.com: 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 defiantly 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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - An Amazing Movie
A fantastic movie, I've seen it over a dozen times and have not gotten tired of seeing it. Jubei Kibagami FTW.
Rating: - Beautiful Animation for early 90's
This movie doesnt leave the wathcer just stranded trying to figure out what is going on. I do say that there is 2 or 3 cheesy parts but other than that a very good anime. Good Story Plot about ninjas, love and daeth. Cant beat that. Since it is from the early 90's the animation is not going to be a beautiful as Air, or Basalisk but is over-all very good.
This movie soes contain nudity and inappropiate situations but I have seen alot worse. Very surprised at the story-line really thought ... Read More
Rating: - Superb anime!.
Ninja Scroll was quite an impressive anime/manga film, I think its one of the best animes I've ever seen and I'll be honest I haven't seen that much other than Vampire Hunter D and Ghost In The Shell among others. The film was set in Feudal Japan and the story involves a lone ninja warrior called Jubie traveling from town to town with a hidden past and there seems to be a plague spreading through out a small village called Shimoda and most of the people are found dead. While on their way to investigate ... Read More
Rating: - Not bad
I can't count myself among those who gush over this tale of a wandering samurai and two companions who take on an evil foe and his demonic minions. The animation is good but not outstanding. The story had me riveted early on as the characters were introduced and their dilemma revealed, but the narrative became quite murky and by the time the climactic shipboard battle occurred, I had lost interest. The demons in this film are quite imaginative.
Rating: - Ninja vs ninja vs ninja...
The Good Things
*Great fight scenes. Loads of bloody action. Never dull.
*Strong, memorable imagery. Excellent art design and details. The characters look smashing.
*Intruiging, straightforward storyline.
*Characters are awesome. They are very well-developed, very deep, and very immersive.
*The bad guys are awesome too. They have a lot of interesting powers/traits.
The Bad Things
*Very shocking (at least for the first viewing). The violence is extreme ... Read More
- An Amazing Movie
- Beautiful Animation for early 90's
- Not bad