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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

2005-09-17 · 107 min · ★ 6.6

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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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Directors
Ten Shimoyama
Production companies
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yukie NakamaYukie NakamaOboro
Joe OdagiriJoe OdagiriKouga Gen-no-suke
Tomoka KurotaniTomoka KurotaniKagerou
Erika SawajiriErika SawajiriHotarubi
LilyLilyO-Gen
Takeshi MasuTakeshi MasuMuroga Hyouma
Tak SakaguchiTak SakaguchiYasha-maru
Kippei ShiinaKippei ShiinaYakushiji Tenzen
Mitsuki KogaMitsuki KogaChikuma Koshirou
Houka KinoshitaHouka KinoshitaKisaragi Saemon
Masaki NishinaMasaki NishinaYagyu Jyubei Mitsuyoshi
Miyu EharaMiyu EharaKouga
Toshiya NagasawaToshiya NagasawaYagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori
Shun ItôMinonenki
Minoru TeradaKouga Danjou
Renji IshibashiRenji IshibashiNankaibou Tenkai
Kazuo KitamuraKazuo KitamuraTokugawa Ieyasu
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka MatsushigeHattori Hanzou
Akari SaitoAkari SaitoYoung girl

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