Red Shadow
Seen it?2001 | 108 min | Adventure, Action, Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Batman Begins or Kill Bill: Vol. 1, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trained to work in shadows, gather information and defeat the enemy to build a world of peace. Akakage, Aokage, and Asuka are rookie ninjas under the tutelage of Shirokage. Their life is a series of perilous missions that entail intrigue, deception and intimidation.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hiroyuki Nakano
- Masanobu AndoAkakage
- Jun MurakamiAokage
- Kumiko AsoAsuka
- Megumi OkinaKoto-Hime
- Naoto TakenakaShirokage
- Seizō FukumotoSasai
- Ryoko ShinoharaO-Rin
- Yoji Tanaka
- Fumiya FujiiRanmaru
- Kei TaniRoushi