danger, intrigue and
deception. Jubei is a
masterless ninja who travels the
His fearsome abilities have served
him well, but a hideous plot to overthrow
the government threatens to end his
wandering ways - and possibly his life.
When a small village succumbs to a terrible plague, a team
of ninjas are sent to investigate, and realize that all is not as
it seems. Ambushed, they are wiped out by a fearsome
man-monster with incredible powers, leaving only one alive
- Kagero, a beautiful female ninja, whose touch can bring
instant death. Jubei saves her from a fate worse than death,
and unwittingly becomes drawn into the web of treachery.
He is soon faced with his greatest challenge - an enemy for
whom death holds no fear, with the power to destroy Jubei's
world.
It's an all-out bloodbath when
ninja (The following portion was taken off the back of Manga Home Video's VHS release of Ninja Scroll.)
warriors come face-to-face in this
action packed tribal war.
Ninja Scoll
Manga Entertainment, Inc.
Yoshiaki/Mad House/JVC/Toho Co. Ltd./Movie Inc.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Original Story & Screenplay: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Character Design/Animation Director: Yutaka Minowa
Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Sound Director:Yasunori Honda
Executive Producers: Makoto Hasegawa, Masamichi Fujiwara, Yutaka Takahashi