Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
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| Shinobi: Heart Under Blade | |
|---|---|
 Japanese poster | |
| Directed by | Ten Shimoyama |
| Produced by | Nozomu Enoki |
| Written by | Novel: Futaro Yamada Screenplay: Kenya Hirata |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Masasai Chikamori |
| Editing by | Isao Kawase |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Released | September 17, 2006 |
| Running time | 107 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Ten Shimoyama.
[edit] Plot
In an attempt to consolidate his reign and eliminate any possible threat to it, Tokugawa Ieysu orchestrates a feud between the Iga and Koga clans by ordering each of them to choose 5 of their most powerful ninja warriors to fight to the death. Two of these representatives, Gennosuke and Oboro are actually lovers. They see the strategy being employed by Tokugawa, but in the end they have no choice but to be pitted against each other.
[edit] Cast
- Yukie Nakama ... Oboro
- Joe Odagiri ... Kouga Gen-no-suke
- Tomoka Kurotani ... Kagerou
- Erika Sawajiri ... Hotarubi
- Kippei Shiina ... Yakushiji Tenzen
- Takeshi Masu ... Muroga Hyouma
- Mitsuki Koga ... Chikuma Koshirou
- Tak Sakaguchi ... Yasha-maru
- Houka Kinoshita ... Kisaragi Saemon
- Shun Ito ... Minonenki
- Riri ... O-Gen
- Minoru Terada ... Kouga Danjou
- Masaki Nishina ... Yagyu Jyubei Mitsuyoshi
- Toshiya Nagasawa ... Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori
- Yutaka Matsushige ... Hattori Hanzou
- Renji Ishibashi ... Nankaibou Tenkai
- Kazuo Kitamura ... Tokugawa Ieyasu
[edit] External links
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade review at Wikipedia
