Ninja Scroll (10th Anniversary Edition)

Theatrical Release

December 6, 1996

DVD Release

December 6, 1996

Studio

Manga Video

Rated

Unrated

Directors

Kevin Seymour, Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Actors

Richard Cansino, Dean Elliott (III), Edward Mannix, Toshihiko Seki, Wendee Lee, Anthony Rocissano, Maureen O'Connell (III), Joe Romersa, Sonny Byrkett, Kirk Thornton, Dougary Grant, Richard Epcar, Bradley Lavelle, Andrew Philpot, Richard Barnes, Michael Forest, Jimmy Theodore, Kôichi Yamadera, Doug Stone, Joan-Carol O'Connell

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Formats

• Anamorphic
• Animated
• Color
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound
• Full Screen
• Live
• Original recording remastered
• Special Edition
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC

Additional Information

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 - Amazon.com