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Shinobi (2005) Reviews

Shinobi (2005)
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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, and Japan has been unified under supreme shogun Tokugawa. Though the love shared between Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga should have been enough to end the cycle of suffering and strife in the two warring villages, the spirit of vengeance has gained too much momentum and the people have become possessed by their own insatiable rage. Now, as a conspiracy set into motion by Tokugawa causes the violence to swell yet again, Gennosuke pushes for peace as Oboro chooses to fight. In a time when every ninja in the land has been bestowed with amazing superhuman powers, the ultimate war is about to get under way. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Jô Odagiri, Yukie Nakama, (more)
Director(s):
Ten Shimoyama
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD  |  Blu-ray
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(29 member reviews)  

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Lawrence H.

Disc 2 is just the PG-rated TV version of the movie. While Disc 1 is the R-rated version. I wish I knew that before I received both movies!

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Chip T.

This is a good movie, alot of action fight scene's. Well worth it.

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Princilla U.

An awesome movie about two young lovers (with special abilities) who was born into a tribe that's at war with each other and a king who wishes to end the tribe altogether. The two young lovers simply wishes to end the war so that they can unite their two tribes and be together,

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David G.

it was realy good movie

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Joanne R.

I really enjoyed watching this awesome movie. A mix of romance, action, adventure, thrilling events that lead to more surprises like the fight scenes with the different characters & their powers. The visual effects were great! Absolutely loved the scenery in this film. Makes you want to vivist Japan. This movie is for people who are interested in Japanese culture / folklore.

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Denna B.

This isn't just another Japanese, period epic featuring samurai and ninjas. Picture combining "Azumi", "Versus" and "X-Men". This is one of the better anime to live action movies ever made. The acting, directing and cinematography were very good and the special effects were excellent. The 5.1 Surround Sound audio option made excellent use of surround sound. As for extras, on Disc 1, there's trailers for seven anime titles. On Disc 2, there's eight trailers for the movie, a "VFX Behind the Scenes" featurette (41:14 min), a "Storyboards" option (41:22 min) containing two video storyboard walkthroughs of most of the movie, a "Weapons Introduction" featurette (8:52 min), a "Shinobi Art - Manjidani" featurette (8:47 min) discussing the production of one of the sets, a "Shinobi Action - Sumpu Castle Fight" featurette (4:41 min). Definitely recommended.

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P T.

As usual with Japanese films this one is high on style. I find it amazing how after all these years the Chinese and Japanese can still make an entertaining martial arts film without making seem like the same old thing. What this movie lacks in story it makes up for in cool factor with respect to the magical powers of the Shinobi. Watch it in Blu-Ray for added audio/visual impact.

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Daniel M.

There are some pretty cool fight scenes, and some alright special effects. This movie is basically the PG-13 "in a nutshell" version of the R-rated anime series, Basilisk. I'd recommend watching the anime series before seeing the movie.

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Jose C.

its a great action movie, it contains lots of action ninja style. a love story between 2 lovers from rival kungfu clans are forced to kill eachother.

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Garcia G.

Like Romeo and Juliet, but with ninjas. But not the cool ninjas. Effeminate, androgynous, punk rock mullet, whiny pining teenager ninjas. It's hard to deny this film was well done but the style just wasn't my style. It is at times really beautiful and touching but overall I found it to be too sentimental and geared towards anime sensibilities. The fight scenes were hyper-exaggerated and the CG enhancement detracted from the choreography. If any of that sounds good to you then give this movie a view- you'll probably like it. I didn't care for it much though. Samurai Spy is a shinobi movie more for my tastes.

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    Lawrence H.

    Disc 2 is just the PG-rated TV version of the movie. While Disc 1 is the R-rated version. I wish I knew that before I received both movies!

    Yes   |   No

     
    Chip T.

    This is a good movie, alot of action fight scene's. Well worth it.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Princilla U.

    An awesome movie about two young lovers (with special abilities) who was born into a tribe that's at war with each other and a king who wishes to end the tribe altogether. The two young lovers simply wishes to end the war so that they can unite their two tribes and be together,

    Yes   |   No

     
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