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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Fated to love : destined to kill.

20056.61h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ten Shimoyama
Written by Kenya Hirata, Futaro Yamada
Produced by Nozomu Enoki
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Top Cast

Yukie Nakama

Yukie Nakama

Oboro

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Kouga Gen-no-suke

Tomoka Kurotani

Tomoka Kurotani

Kagerou

Erika Sawajiri

Erika Sawajiri

Hotarubi

Lily

Lily

O-Gen

Takeshi Masu

Takeshi Masu

Muroga Hyouma

Tak Sakaguchi

Tak Sakaguchi

Yasha-maru

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Yakushiji Tenzen

Mitsuki Koga

Mitsuki Koga

Chikuma Koshirou

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Kisaragi Saemon

Themes & Keywords

japansamuraininja fighterforbidden loveninjasamurai swordjapanese soldierjidaigekiedo periodcode of the samuraininjasjapanese royal family

About Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade is a action film released in 2005 exploring themes of japan, samurai, ninja fighter, forbidden love, ninja, samurai sword. Directed by Ten Shimoyama, it stars Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani. 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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