Shinobi - Heart Under Blade
by Ten Shimoyama
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Actor: Erika Sawajiri, J? Odagiri, Kippei Shiina, Tomoka Kurotani, Yukie NakamaDirector: Ten Shimoyama
Brand: FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LTD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Japanese (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of Shinobi - Heart Under Blade
Movie Review: Decent Martial Arts movie
Summary: 4 Stars
In all this movie was worth watching once or twice. I'm not that big of a Kung-Fu type movies, but I don't mind watching some senseless violence every once in a while. The computer animation was mediocre to good depending on the brightness of the background at any given time ( on bright you could really notice how fake it looked). The story line as a whole was a little iffy, but I suppose it's tough to make a believable ninjas with superpowers movie. The fight scenes were well choreographed, and I do like how they weren't afraid to kill off some characters unlike many American films.
Summary of Shinobi - Heart Under Blade
Equal parts Romeo and Juliet and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Shinobi offers breathtaking cinematography, appealing actors, and ninjas. What more could a movie fan ask for? Released in 2005, Shinobi is set in 17th century Japan, which is dominated by two powerful clans. Oboro is a member of the Iga clan, while her lover Gennosuke is the son of the leader of the Koga clan. Both groups are comprised of expert ninjas who have developed skills unknown to most mortals. When Oboro and Gennosuke meet, they are unaware that by their birthrights, they are meant to hate--not love--each other. When the nefarious Shogun--eager to increase his own power by doing away with both clans--announces that each faction will send in five ninjas to fight to the death, Oboro and Gennosuke are sent in to battle against each other for the honor of their clans. Filled with action (including some computer-generated images to enhance the actors' warrior-like qualities) and romance, Shinobi has the makings of a sweeping epic. Though based on an anime series, the film succeeds as a stand-alone piece of work. Beautifully filmed and well-acted, the film is exciting and heartbreaking, and the viewer senses both hope and doom all the way through the finale. --Jae-Ha KimShinobi centers on the drama resulting from the war between two ninja clans in the early part of the Tokugawa era. In the film Nakama Yukie portrays Oboro the granddaughter of Ogen (Lily) the respected Iga clan matriarch while Odagiri Jo plays Gennosuke the son of Danjo Koga (Minoru Terada) the powerful Koga clan leader. While living deep within the mountains the two ninja clans have honed their skills to superhuman levels. Unfortunately the clans do not get along and are forbidden by imperial decree from sharing their techniques with each other. Viewing the two ninja clans as a threat to his scheme for total domination the nefarious Nankobo Tenkai (Ishibashi Renji) plots to intensify the rivalry between the two clans. Nakobo creates a contest in which the clans are forced to choose five of their best warriors to participate. The battle however isn't just a friendly contest - it's a duel to the death!Format: SHINOBI Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: R UPC: 704400070983 Manufacturer No: 1-4210-0629-4
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