Ninja Scroll [DVD] [1995] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Lowest Used Price: £7.99
  • Total New: 0
  • Total Used: 5
  • Total Collectible: 0
  • Total Refurbished: 0
  • Actor : Maureen O'Connell (III)
  • Actor : Jimmy Theodore
  • Actor : Dean Elliott (III)
  • Actor : Dougary Grant
  • Actor : Kôichi Yamadera
  • Aspect Ratio : 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Maureen O'Connell (III)
  • Creator : Jimmy Theodore
  • Director : Kevin Seymour
  • Director : Yoshiaki Kawajiri
  • EAN : 9786305014140
  • Format : Animated
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : NTSC
  • ISBN : 6305014140
  • Label : Manga Video
  • Languages : Subtitled: English, Original Language: English, Original Language: Japanese
  • Manufacturer : Manga Video
  • MPN : RKOD0476112D
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.70 inches (Height) x 7.40 inches (Length) x 0.20 pounds (Weight) x 5.30 inches (Width)
  • Part Number : RKOD0476112D
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : Manga Video
  • Region Code : 0
  • Release Date : 1998-05-20
  • Running Time : 90
  • SKU : BA201-92611-0023
  • Studio : Manga Video
  • UPC : 044004761123

A peak achievement of Japanese animation (anime), a propulsive mix of samurai action adventure and supernatural fantasy from writer-director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Supernatural Best City). This is defiantly animation for grown-ups, complete with fountains of blood, plenty of naked flesh, and (in both the subtitled and dubbed versions) some decidedly strong language. (Students of Japanese language should pick up some useful expressions.) The plot sounds like a 16th century variation on The X Files: an entire village has been wiped out by a mysterious plague and an anti-government conspiracy of invulnerable demons seems to be responsible. A wandering ninja, Jubei, and his female counterpart, Kagero, team up to defeat the plotters. Jubei is a classic reluctant hero, agreeing to participate in the mission only after being fed a slow-acting poison; the antidote will be supplied after he co-operates. And Kagero, a looker whose embrace is lethal, is a femme fatale with a difference that seems distinctively Japanese: sexual contact itself is poisonous, especially for a warrior with a pure soul. --David Chute, Amazon.com

- Amazon.co.uk Review

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