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Memoirs of a Lady Ninja

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2009 | 89 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for anyone who appreciates a well-choreographed fight and anyone who likes a world with its own rules. The fight choreography is a big part of the appeal. Fans of Pom Poko should feel right at home.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Well paced, at 1 hr 29 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

Blowing like a wind and a cloud, a blue-eyed female ninja with a painful destiny has arrived! A blue-eyed ninja, Hijiri, is a fierce and cold-blooded assassin. She encounters a thief after the scroll of esoteric immortality from the treasure house of a Christian daimyo, Rokusha, and she gets into a sword fight with him. In the close battle, she is wounded, but is rescued by a Christian named Seitaro, and they begin falling for each other. But her happy days don’t last. Openly critical of Christianity, “a bad foreign religion”, the Dainichi Shinkyo weaves dark intrigues to kill Hijiri and Christians.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jirō Ishikawa

  • Saori HaraHiriji
  • Mutsuo YoshiokaSeitarou
  • Akari HoshinoKirin
  • Ryou Jinbo
  • Manzo ShinraLord Jougen
  • Asuka-hiro
  • Saburou Kouga
  • Takahiro Tsutsumi
  • Kazuo Tsuji
  • Masahiko ItohSumataido Naito