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Ninja Scroll
In an attempt to search for work, Jubie, goes to a Japanese town, where he faces the evils and corrupted demons that seek to murder him, but he is saved by a young beautiful and courageous ninja girl, with whom he falls in love.
18 October 1945, Yamaguchi, Japan
17 September 1930, Tokyo, Japan
10 May 1931, Osaka, Japan
7 November 1930, Osaka, Japan
27 March 1959, Miyagi, Japan
29 April 1955, Denver, Colorado, USA
15 March 1948, Tokyo, Japan
11 June 1962, Tochigi, Japan
27 December 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
13 May 1956, Portland, Oregon, USA
2 March 1955, Tokyo, Japan
November 22, 2012
There is so much going on here, that the film's total lack of subtext - or, more generously, its pure escapism - only sinks in afterwards. It may be a tale of sound and fury, signifying nothing - but all that demon-whupping sure is fun.November 22, 2012
A wandering ronin takes on a posse of supernatural ninjas in a whipcracking race that never lets reality get in the way of a hearty bout of blood-lettting.September 24, 2003
Teenage boys beware: this is NOT a date movie . . .August 31, 2010
Characters zip through the trees and move quick as a flash; there's a real sense of speed and weight to these scenes.December 06, 2012
What dazzles most is the contrast between the beautifully rendered, pastoral backdrops of crags, waterfalls, forests, and temples, and the gruesome, stylized violence that takes place against them.February 18, 2003
Ranks high among the classics of Japanese animation.November 29, 2012
For those seeking the best ninja/samurai action on screen, there are dozens of live action movies either directed by Akira Kurosawa or based on manga by Kazuo Koike that are much better films than Ninja Scroll.November 22, 2012
Its baroque sadism and sexism hasn't aged well, but it still packs a visceral kick.November 20, 2012
What it lacks in complexity, it makes up for in often dazzling animation ...November 19, 2012
One of the most influential animes ever made ...