SuperHeroBooks - Shinobi Heart Under Blade
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Manufacturer: ign
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: ign
EAN: 0112254865479
Format: DVD-Video
Label: ign
Manufacturer: ign
Model: 1004098399
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: ign
Running Time: 101
Studio: ign
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Summary: Almost Great!!!
Comment: This movie was almost great...My only problem was that the two main characters DID NOT fully show all their talents...That is my only true gripe...I loved everything else about it though....
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Summary: Skip this....check out Basilisk instead.
Comment: This movie was disappointing. This is the live action version based on the popular Japanese manga "Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja scrolls" and the anime of the same name. Two hours isn't long enough to flesh out the characters and deliver a movie that lives up to the anime version.
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Summary: Contemporary Twist to a Japanese samurai genre
Comment: By simply looking at the visuals of the DVD cover, it's plain obvious that it's catering for the younger audience. What astounds me even more is that rather than relying on the strength of stories and subtleties that Japanese movies are known for, Shinobi is an all-out action movie with emphasis on special effects (inspired by Lords of the Ring Trilogy), a hybrid of divide and conquer storyline, Romeo & Juliet fatal love story, and X-Men. As readers would have read from other reviews, there are two opposing clans with special powers and they are nemesis for four centuries. The old adages about fear of the unknown and the propensity of those in power to keep holding on to their power would induce the Shogun to manipulate the clans to fight to their deaths. Whilst the special effects are okay, we probably couldn't empathise too much with those special warriors because they are given too little screen time other than to display their prowess to move the movies along. Much screen time is given to the two main characters or love interests in this movie, Gonnosuke and Oboro. This movie, in a way, is a milestone for Japanese movie-making because it moves towards a drastically new direction in contrast with the Kurosawa's genre. Commendable watching.
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Summary: Ninja Deja vu
Comment: Shinobi is a Romeo & Juliet style tragic love story, but is full of interesting characters and concepts that seem to have been taken ala carte from various anime/manga and myth sources.
Each of the ninjas in this movie have a special characteristic or power that defines them. Some familiar character concepts will be Kagero, the ninja girl who has been fed poison all her life so that even her kiss is deadly...reminiscent of Ninja Scroll. There is an immortal who appears to have blood worms ala Blade of the Immortal, etc. Most likely you will not find anything original in this movie in terms of plot or characters.
However, the production values, the action and the acting are definately well done. It's interesting to see such a variety of crossed over characters from various Ninja genres all gathered together and forced to fight it out.
A word to the wise, Amazon marketplace vendors are selling a Taiwanese version of this movie which has some unusual formatting. You may find that the disc will not play in most standalone DVD players. I was only able to get the DVD to play in my PS2 and my computer, both of my stand-alones rejected it. The menus are in Chinese, the dialogue in original Japanese, but the English subtitles are well done, if a bit off in translation.
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Summary: japanese romeo and juliet done the right way
Comment: I just finished watching my dvd copy of this film and felt that I have to review this marvelously tragic but hopeful film. Mind you, this SHINOBI film does not follow any of the video-game inspired Shinobi titles, rather it is based on the JAPANESE FEUDAL LEGEND from which the video game was based on.
In order for you to love this film, you have to have an idea of Japanese customs and their unrelenting loyalty to their emperor. For them, their Emperor is like a living God-man. That is why when a new Shogunate has united feudal Japan, he fears that the wrath of the SHINOBI may upset the balance of power. SHINOBI is the elite NINJA clan, who has been trined since birth in the art of combat and warfare.
Two Ninja clans has had a truce for years that the new Lord of the shogunate has lifted this truce and has misled them into believing that each clan will have a spot of nobility should they have 5 of their greatest and most skilled warriors to battle each other in a contest to the death. Gunnsuke and Ogomo are the lovers caught in the middle because each have ascended to the role of chieftain in their respective clans. In truth, the Shogunate rulers wish to destroy their clans because they fear their powers/skills and that one day rise up against the Supreme Shogunate of Japan. They believe since their goal is peace and prosperity, war mongers should be extinct because they believe that without war, they have no purpose. Some members of the clans also believe this.
Each clan warrior has character and depth, with variable skills and abilities. One warrior is like a chameleon, one has simian-like agility, one has immortality, a woman has poison that goes around her skin/breath, one is immortal among others.
The film itself is very tragic and when Ogomo makes the supreme sacrifice to save the children/families of both clans, even the shogunate had to believe that the SHINOBI can have more than one purpose in life.
The set designs were awesome and the characters were well designed. The special effects weren't all hokey and fit the movie's pace. As in most samurai films, the battles were quick and bloody, although not overly bloody.
The film is one of the best ASIAN epic films I've seen thus far. The dvd I have was mastered in High-def widescreen with 5.1 digital audio(I didn't get mind in AMAZON). I highly recommend this film, now I have to cry for a PREQUEL about the warring clans before! 4.5 stars all the way!!
KEGERO ROCKS!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Directed by Shimoyama Ten, the dazzling 2005 film Shinobi 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!
Early in the film, Oboro and Gennosuke meet and fall in love unaware of their clan ties, so when they are both selected to compete they are surprised to discover the truth about one another's identities. However, Gennosuke initially refuses to participate, but is forced to make an appearance when his compatriots start dropping like flies. The combatants in this contest are not your run-of-the-mill ninja warriors, each has powers beyond that of mortal men. There's the face-changing Saemon Kisaragi (Kinoshita Hoka), the limb-extending Yashamaru (Sakaguchi Taku), the poisonous Kagero (Kurotani Tomoka), and the all-seeing Tenzan Yakushi (Shiina Kippei) just to name a few! Thanks to a great romance plot, breathtaking special effects, and spectacular action choreography, Shinobi offers a one-of-a-kind ninja film that must be seen to be believed!
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