Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
"Shinobi" (original title)

After more than four hundred years of war between the Shinobi warriors of the Manjidani Koga and Tsubagakure Iga clans, the Lord Hattori Hanzou decrees that they must live in peace. Both ... See full summary »

Director:

Ten Shimoyama

Writers:

Kenya Hirata, Fûtarô Yamada (novel)

Stars:

Yukie Nakama, Jô Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yukie Nakama	...	Oboro
Jô Odagiri	...	Kouga Gennosuke (as Joe Odagiri)
Tomoka Kurotani	...	Kagerou
Erika Sawajiri	...	Hotarubi
Takeshi Masu	...	Muroga Hyouma
Tak Sakaguchi	...	Yashamaru
Mitsuki Koga	...	Chikuma Koshirou
Shun Itô	...	Mino Nenki
Hôka Kinoshita	...	Kisaragi Saemon
Kenji Miyoshi	...	Kisarigi Saemon
Lily	...	Ogen
Minoru Terada	...	Kouga Danjou
Masaki Nishina	...	Yagyu Jyubei Mitsuyoshi
Osami Nabe	...	Man pulling a wagon
Toshiya Nagasawa	...	Yagyu Munenori

Storyline

After more than four hundred years of war between the Shinobi warriors of the Manjidani Koga and Tsubagakure Iga clans, the Lord Hattori Hanzou decrees that they must live in peace. Both clans live hidden in the woods and mountain without confrontation and without training ninjas in the shadow art of Shinobi. In 1614, the Lord of the Lords is convinced that the clans are dangerous threats for keeping peace in his lands, and his advisor plots a Machiavellian plan to destroy their best warriors in a contest. Meanwhile, the young Iga Oboro and Koga Gennesuke fall in love for each other. When Oboro's grandmother and leader of Iga clan Ogen and Gennesuke's father and leader of the Koga clan Danjo kill each other, Oboro and Gannesuke must lead their warriors in the ultimate battle of the Shinobi clans.

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Plot Keywords:

ninja | love | tragic love | critically acclaimed | japan | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

17 September 2005 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,334 (Hong Kong) (12 May 2006)

Gross:

$27,807 (Hong Kong) (19 May 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eisei Gekijo Company, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Shochiku Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Shinobi

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Soundtracks

"Heaven"
Lyrics by Ayumi Hamasaki
Composed by Kazuhito Kikuchi
Arranged by Yuta Nakano & KZB
Performed by Ayumi Hamasaki

User Reviews

Excellent movie

This is one of the best Japanese movies i have ever seen.I loved it and i recommend it to anyone who knows what a good movie is.I didn't expect to be this good but it exceeded my expectations by far.I've seen twice in one day and I still want to see it again.It captured me with the story.From the title i expected an action packed movie but the beauty of the movie doesn't stand in the fight scenes but in the love story between the two 'shinobis'.The end left me speechless because I didn't portrayed it in my mind this way and it gives the movie another quality upgrade for the dramatic type of it.The characters are great and the actors outstanding...It has a 10 from me