Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Seen it?2005 | 107 min | Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$12 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ten Shimoyama
- Yukie NakamaOboro
- Joe OdagiriKouga Gen-no-suke
- Tomoka KurotaniKagerou
- Erika SawajiriHotarubi
- LilyO-Gen
- Takeshi MasuMuroga Hyouma
- Tak SakaguchiYasha-maru
- Kippei ShiinaYakushiji Tenzen
- Mitsuki KogaChikuma Koshirou
- Houka KinoshitaKisaragi Saemon