Shinobi

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Movie: Shinobi
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Director: Ten Shimoyama
Writer: Kenya Hirata, Futaro Yamada (novel)
Producer: Nozomu Enoki
Cinematographer: Masasai Chikamori
Release Date: September 17, 2005
Runtime: 107 Min
Studio: Shochiku
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Directed by Shimoyama Ten, the dazzling "SHINOBI: HEART UNDER BLADE" centers on the drama resulting from the rivalry between two ninja clans in feudal Japan. While living deep within the mountains, the two clans have honed their skills to superhuman levels, but are restrained by imperial decree from battling each other. Four centuries of simmering tensions threaten to boil over when the Shogun requests the clans appear before him. Fearing that rebels may use the ninjas as instruments of insurrection, the nefarious Nankobo Tenkai (Ishibashi Renji) plots to ignite the rivalry. Nankobo creates a contest in which the clans are forced to choose five of their best warriors to participate.

Leading the two clans are Oboro (Nakama Yukie), the granddaughter of the respected Iga clan matriarch, and Gennosuke (Odagiri Jo), the son of the powerful Koga clan leader. Early in the film, Oboro and Gennosuke meet and fall in love, unaware of their clan ties. When they are both selected to compete they are surprised to discover the truth about one another's identities. The saga that follows explores an improbable love, intertwined with a breathtaking, fearsome match between ninja heavyweights. The long-awaited battle is hardly a friendly contest - it's a duel to the death!

Cast



Yukie Nakama	Joe Odagiri	Tomoka Kurotani	Erika Sawajiri	Kippei Shiina	Takeshi Masu	Mitsuki Koga
Oboro (Iga)	Kouga Gen-no-suke (Kouga)	Kagerou (Kouga)	Hotarubi (Iga)	Yakushiji Tenzen (Iga)	Muroga Hyouma (Kouga)	Chikuma Koshirou (Kouga)



Tak Sakaguchi	Houka Kinoshita	Shun Ito	Lily	Minoru Terada	Kazuo Kitamura	Renji Ishibashi
Yasha-maru (Iga)	Kisaragi Saemon (Kouga)	Minonenki (Iga)	O-Gen (Head of Iga-clan)	Kouga Danjou (Head of Kouga-clan)	Ieyasu Tokugawa	Tenkai Nankobo

Additional Cast Members:

Masaki Nishina - Yagyu Jyubei Mitsuyoshi
Toshiya Nagasawa - Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori
Yutaka Matsushige - Hattori Hanzou
Shota Sato

Trailer

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Comments

Comment #5
Stephanie Says:
Mar 23 2013 3:56 pm

It's based on the anime Basilisk, am I right?
Comment #4
Lil'Tokyo Says:
Mar 11 2013 8:31 am

My first asian movie ever!!
One of the best! :DD
Comment #3
adit maulana Says:
Apr 09 2011 6:51 am

love this movie..
Comment #2
iliekater Says:
Jul 03 2010 7:55 am

Definitely one of the best . It had everything : great plot , special effects , indoors and outdoors scenes , music , costumes and exemplary performance from young actors .
Comment #1
SnowQueen Says:
Jun 22 2010 10:03 am

It is one of the greatest films I've ever seen!!!