Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Name: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Genre: Action
Released: 2005-09-17
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani, Erika Sawajiri, Lily

2005·Movie·R·107 min·★ 6.6(183)

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“Fated to love : destined to kill.”

Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five best shinobi from each village. Gennosuke and Oboro's love is made even more impossible when they each got picked as the leader of the five to represent their respective villages.

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About Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade is a 2005 Japanese-language action film directed by Ten Shimoyama. The cast is led by Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 200 ratings.

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade was produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, and Shochiku and made in Japan. It was released on September 17, 2005, and carries a R certification.

Director: Ten Shimoyama
Release date: September 17, 2005
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Production: Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Shochiku

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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade cast & crew

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade was directed by Ten Shimoyama.

The cast features Yukie Nakama as Oboro, Joe Odagiri as Kouga Gen-no-suke, Tomoka Kurotani as Kagerou, Erika Sawajiri as Hotarubi, Lily as O-Gen, and Takeshi Masu as Muroga Hyouma.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Taro Iwashiro, cinematography is by Masashi Chikamori, and it was produced by Nozomu Enoki and Junichi Sakomoto.

Is Shinobi: Heart Under Blade worth watching?

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 183 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade is worth a place on your watchlist.

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