Details & Synopsis
Feudal Japan, blood on the reeds. A wandering ninja-for-hire, a plague of supernatural assassins, and a scroll that could topple a shogunate. Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Ninja Scroll hit in 1993 with a ferocity that rewired what Western audiences thought anime could be — hyper-violent, sensual, mythic, and painted with a confidence that made every Hollywood ninja pastiche look like cosplay. For a generation raised on VHS store shelves and late-night cable, this was the film that arrived with a warning label and earned it. Before Kill Bill borrowed its silhouette. Before every dark fantasy anime owed it a debt.
Alt Title
獣兵衛忍風帖
Studio
Madhouse
Network
Theatrical
Aired
1993
Runtime
1h 34m
Genre
Action, Adventure, Historical, Supernatural, Samurai
Status
Completed
