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66% Critic Match
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
“Fated to love : destined to kill.”
6.6 / 10• 2005• 1h 47m•R• Japanese
Action
Storyline
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.
Cast & Crew
Yukie Nakama
Oboro
Lead
Joe Odagiri
Kouga Gen-no-suke
Tomoka Kurotani
Kagerou
Erika Sawajiri
Hotarubi
Lily
O-Gen
Takeshi Masu
Muroga Hyouma
Tak Sakaguchi
Yasha-maru
Kippei Shiina
Yakushiji Tenzen
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ten Shimoyama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shinobi: Heart Under Blade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
