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Summary: A Great (But Heartbreaking) Anime
Review: This movie is not your average ninja movie. Here in the US we think of ninjas as "The Karate Kid" or that stupid Chris Farley movie. But this is an amazing movie that combines the action, gore, and heartbreak of being a ninja. Jubei (the protagonist) faces some cool enemies too. One guy has a bee hive in his back and another had his head chopped off and came back to life. Jubei is to ninja anime what Spike Speigal (Cowboy Bebop) was to the anime bounty hunting genre. This movie is soooooooo sweet. Check it out if you haven't already. If you don't, you're missin out. P.S.:I almost cried at the end, and I usually don't cry while watching movies.
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Summary: Ninja Scroll
Review: Ninja Scroll is one of my all time favorite animes ever. It's got great animation, awesome fight scenes and some totally wicked characters as well.I gotta admit it, at the time this was released I hadn't seen any other animes that impressed me nearly as much as this one did (aside from the obvious AKIRA and later on that year GHOST IN THE SHELL). The story line is great as well. It keeps you intrigued throughout the entire film and it also has some really good twists and turns. The fight scenes are amazing! They're extremely fluid and fast and there are so many really, really good one in this film. I can't say there isn't one I didn't like (my favorits fight scene, Jubei vs Utsutsu Mojuro, the blind man). Now as usual with most Animes, this one is not for younger viewers at all for a few reasons like the incredible amount of violence, nudity, swearing, sexual content and a rape scenes (involving Kagero, the female Ninja). Granted yes the rape scenea really wasn't too bad but still it was there (but again nothing like LEGEND OF THE OVERFIEND type of rape scene). This is a highly recommended MUST CHECK OUT! All Anime fans will get into this one, all fantasy and role play lovers will like this one and of course the martial arts fans will drool over this one as well. I also mentioned some other Animes as well that you should check out (AKIRA, GHOST IN THE SHELL and even LEGEND OF THE OVERFIEND if you're old enough for it because it's really dirty). In any case, you'll love NINJA SCROLL I guarantee it!
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Summary: Breaking the Samurai Code
Review: One tradition of Japanese manga and anime is based on the legends of Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi, who was a very real swordsman serving the Tokugawa Shogunate at the beginning of the 17th century. Jubei was known for wandering Japan, sometimes as a spy for the Shogun, and righting injustices with displays of his extraordinary swordsmanship. Kind of a Japanese Knight of the Roundtable. In 'Ninja Scroll', this part is played by Jubei Kibagami, an itinerant ninja. He is drawn into clan politics when he comes to the aid of Kagero, a female ninja in service to the Yamashiro clan. To save Kagero, Jubei must successfully challenge Tessai, an evil ninja (one of the Eight Devils of Kimon) with the ability to turn his skin into stone, and the strength to chop walls down. Jubei succeeds, but Tessai swears vengeance, leaving Jubei deeply entangled in a struggle with the Shogun of the Dark. The third player in this contest is Dakuan, the Shoguns spy. He is a deadly old man who recruits Jubei by giving him a poison that will kill him in a day and a night. Dakuan informs Jubei that Himuro Gemma, an old enemy that Jubei was sure was dead, was still alive, and, in the company of the Devils, was at the center of the plotting. Jubei, Dakuan, and Kagero must defeat the evil ninjas and discover the purpose behind the killing of an entire village. Kagero is a poison taster, and, as a result, is permeated with deadly toxins. She can never take a lover, because even her kiss would kill. At this point in Japanese history such a woman was an outcaste, having little value in the eyes of her society. Jubei shatters her world when he insists on treating her as an honorable human being, creating a strong emotional tension that plays against the simple samurai action of the main plot. Production qualities of the film are beautiful, echoing traditional Japanese art forms with a fine sensibility. Line and color are strong. Violence, of course, is present, but is tightly controlled, not dwelt upon. This is one of the best and most representative films of the more conservative Japanese traditions of anime. Worth seeing for its historical status as well as for its outstanding artistic values.
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Summary: ESCEPCIONAL
Review: Esta fue una de las primeras animaciones que vi, y la verdad que asi fue como me converti en fan.
Para aquellos que les gusta el arte samurai, creo que esta es la mejor de todas.
La historia es excelente y se desarrolla en el japon feudal, los dibujos son de lo mejor, los personajes son muy originales y las luchas son grandiosas.
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Summary: Beautiful Movie
Review: Ninja Scroll is great, no doubt about it. I would love to give this DVD 5 stars, but they screwed up. The 1:33 to 1 ratio murders this DVD as I buy DVD primarily for a movie's true aspect ratio. I want the full picture. Also, the English 5.1 soundtrack is very nice, where's the Japanese 5.1? I prefer watching Japanese movies in Japanese, I don't mind subtitles at all but I really enjoy 5.1 (I didn't spend all that money on a nice system for nothing.) Anyhow, other than the better picture quality and the English 5.1, there's not too much difference between the DVD version and the VHS version. The movie itself gets 5 stars, the DVD gets 3, we'll average it to 4 stars. My 2 cents.
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Summary: ninja scrolls review
Review: without a doubt my all time favourite manga movie, in fact probably one of my favourite movies of all time! Excellent artwork, awesome fight scenes and a wicked plot - i mean what more could you ask for from a manga movie? If you are only going to ever watch one manga movie in your life time, then this is the one to watch!
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Summary: Another example of DVD editing.
Review: Yet again we have an excellent film (definitely among the best of all anime films) that has suffered at the hands of DVD editors. What makes the editing even more bizarre is that the scenes removed (I checked each omission against the full, VHS version)were neither gratuitous nor explicit, almost as if the scenes were cut for 'running time' reasons! There should be a law against releasing films without a warning about the cuts. Afterall, as soon as even a single minute of footage is removed post-release, it is no longer the original film, whether it be for censorship, running-time, director's cut or whatever. Get the VHS version, and ignore this DVD release.
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Summary: Kool !
Review: This is one of the best Ninja Action Anime I have ever seen :-)
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Summary: great anime, but for the mature
Review: Yes this is another samurai anime like Rurouni Kenshin but this time its a feature film instead of a series and its about 10 times as violent, this movie is great for any Kenshin fan, that can handle these situations: Violence: Lots of violence, probably the most violent anime I have seen even though I heard that Fist of the North Star was much more violent, the violence factor definately gets a solid R rating even though I have never seen violence like this in a real (non animated) moviel. Sex: A small rape scene that isnt anything I would call "hentai" but still gets a 16+ rating which in Japan is the same thing as an R rating (yup you only gotta be 16 in Japan to watch the mature stuff, even though all "hentai" is 18+ in Japan which is the same as NC17 or 18+ rating in U.S. Nudity: Not too bad, Limited to Breasts and Booty but it shows a few times where the crotch is supposed to be but for some reason it didn't show it, probably to keep this a 16+/R rating and not to take it in to the hardcore hentai rating since around 50% of the people who watch "samurai" anime like this are teens (13-18). Profanity: Not too much profanity, mostly words like S--t, B-tch, and maybe the F words a few times but the profanity is around a pg-13 rating. Altogether, this anime is sick, disturbing, and to some people a little perverted, so it would probably get a 16+/R rating (for adults or older teens). I hope this review will help parents decide whether to get this for their teens or for teens to hide this from their parents :-)
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Summary: Juebei's sword does some swift talking. . .
Review: This is one of the greatest Japanese Animated films of all-time. Just buy this and see. The devils of Kimon have to be some of the most menacing figures in all of film history. Brilliant story and great action leave you firmly placed on the edge of your seat for the entire picture. My wife generally hates anime of all kinds(you should see her face when Dragonball Z comes on.*lol*) and she was even blown away by this masterpiece. If you are looking to fill your anime collection, then this film is a must-have. Plus, it looks truly wonderful on DVD. Go, buy it and be happy.
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