Jô Odagiri,
Yukie Nakama,
Renji Ishibashi,
Kippei Shiina,
Tomoka Kurotani
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Enraged by decades of treachery and mistrust, two magical samurai clans go to war despite the love that was meant to keep the peace in director Ten Shimoyama's feudal action entry. The year is 1614, a... read more
This movie was pretty good. As with most films in this genre, the scenery was absolutely beautiful..... the colors were nice and rich. The acting was really good. You (obviously) need to suspend your belief in some of the fight scenes, and remember that this is a fantasy movie. H... read more
18/03/2010 (DVD)
Tragical Romance, Magical Powers, Super Natural Combats, this is "Romeo and Juliet" Ninja style!
A discomforting alliance, a forbidden love and a twist of fate. They have Faith in love and yet they are destined to kill.
It's mysterious, dark and mystical, a... read more
The idea of mixing X-Men with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is actually pretty fantastic and the first hour is full of beautiful landscapes, great fights and interesting hero characters. Sadly, the ending and solution is somewhat disappointing. This had the potential to be a lot... read more
You may have heard or read that this movie is a cross between Romeo and Juliet and the X-Men. Actually, that is a pretty good description of this flick.The main plot of this movie is a love story between two members of two different villages, which are at ends
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Japanese film about two feuding villages with Ninja super-powers and a Romeo and Juliet theme as Gennosuke and Oboro lead their two tribes into attle. Beautiful action scenes, fantastical fighting talents, swooping scenery, ninjas!! .... but all the bits don't gell into a satisfy... read more
Excellent film. Ninjas with superpowers, do you really need more reasons to see it?
Comic book films and Shakespeare get smooshed together in this entertaining but ultimately empty Japanese action flick. The art direction and cinematography were spot on, but ultimately the end result left me feeling more than a little unsatisfied. Don't get me wrong, there's ple... read more
I just started watching this on netflix streaming in HD. The visuals are amazing... I can tell it will be a 4 star movie. I'll finish the review when I am done watching.
Gave this one another look on Blu-ray as part of the whole To-Watch Pile project, it holds up well, though I did have to dial my initial rating down a notch.
Star-crossed lovers from rival ninja clans are the focus of the film, but surrounding them are lush cinematography and am... read more
Named for ninjas equipped with superhuman capabilities, Ten Shimoyama's Shinobi is equal parts tragic love story and fantastical martial arts showcase. Full Review
Shinobi may be nearly incoherent, but it plays like X-Men crossed with Romeo and Juliet, which is at least a little cool. And, as I say, it's an absolutely ravishing vision.
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