She is rescued by Kibagami Jubei, a mercenary ex-Yamashiro ninja, who fights and eventually kills Tessai. The sole survivor, Kagero, is captured by a Devil, Tessai, who molests her. While investigating the deaths, a Mochizuki Koga ninja team is massacred by the Devils.

The ship runs aground onto Mochizuki territory in a storm, and the Eight Devils of Kimon, a ninja team with supernatural powers in the employ of the Yamashiro, kill the people of the nearby village of Shimoda to keep the gold shipment a secret. The Shogun of the Dark intends to use the gold to buy advanced Spanish weaponry and overthrow the current government, the Tokugawa Shogunate. In Edo period– Japan, the Yamashiro clan mines gold in secret, and sends a shipment to the Toyotomi Shogun of the Dark as payment for his protection. The film has been cited by The Wachowskis as an influence on The Matrix franchise, and resulted in Kawajiri later contributing to two segments of the anthology film The Animatrix.Ī televised stand-alone sequel, Ninja Scroll: The Series, was aired in Japan in 2003. Alongside Akira and Ghost in the Shell, it was responsible for increasing the popularity of adult-oriented anime outside of Japan. Praised for its animation and action scenes, Ninja Scroll is regarded by many as one of the most influential anime films ever made. Ninja Scroll’s story and style was influenced by the works of novelist Futaro Yamada and Western spy fiction, with Jubei’s character being loosely inspired by the historical figure Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi. During his quest, he is aided by Dakuan, an elderly but crafty government spy, and Kagero, a Koga kunoichi whose body is infused with poisonous toxins. The film takes place in feudal Japan and follows Kibagami Jubei, a mercenary swordsman who battles the Eight Devils of Kimon, a team of ninjas with supernatural powers who are intent on overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate. Ninja Scroll was theatrically released in Japan on June 5, 1993, and received an English- dubbed release in Western countries through Manga Entertainment in 1995. The film was a co-production between JVC, Toho, Movic and Animate, with Madhouse serving as the animation studio. “Jubei the Wind Ninja”) is a 1993 Japanese animated jidaigeki– chanbara film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Seki and Shūichirō Moriyama.

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