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Yukie Nakama | ... | Oboro |
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Takeshi Masu | ... | Muroga Hyouma |
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| Mickey Koga | ... | Chikuma Koshirou (as Mitsuki Koga) | |
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Shun Itô | ... | Mino Nenki |
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Hôka Kinoshita | ... | Kisaragi Saemon |
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Kenji Miyoshi | ... | Kisarigi Saemon |
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Lily | ... | Ogen |
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Minoru Terada | ... | Kouga Danjou |
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Masaki Nishina | ... | Yagyu Jyubei Mitsuyoshi |
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Osami Nabe | ... | Man pulling a wagon |
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Toshiya Nagasawa | ... | Yagyu Munenori |
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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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Fated to love : Destined To Kill.Parents Guide:
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17 September 2005 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Composed by Kazuhito Kikuchi
Arranged by Yûta Nakano & KZB
Performed by Ayumi Hamasaki
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A manga and an anime called Basilisk (2005) are based on the same novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls and bear the same character names as in the novel and the movie. Although their characters in the film are highly altered from both the original novel and the manga/anime series. See more »Soundtracks
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I think this movie has enough romance and fighting to please most people.. but those wanting to see nothing but action will be disappointed! The ninja techniques are not neglected in this story, these are special techniques and not just those used by the average assassin dressed in black. I don't like fantasy special effects most of the time and I thought these were fine. Some people have said that the main part of the story is the romance, I agree but I think it depends on how much you like that compared to the fighting.
The mix of genres is quite evenly balanced though. In the end you should be quite pleased if you like one particular genre and maybe very pleased if you love them all.
If I had a problem with this movie it would be that I wanted to know one or two characters better, maybe through hearing them talk about something else or seeing a bit of their daily life. They all wanted to show off their ninja techniques instead :) It's nice, I hope you enjoy it.