Ninja Scroll(1993)

Name: Ninja Scroll
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Released: Jun 5, 1993
Cast: Kôichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Osamu Saka

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1h 34m

Release Date: Jun 5, 1993

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A wandering swordsman for hire is pulled into a conspiracy when a village dies of plague and the only survivor is a kunoichi whose skin carries poison. An old government spy forces his hand, and the trail leads to eight ninja with abilities no blade should beat, one of them a man he is certain he already killed. Feudal Japan rendered in blood, speed and ink.

Release Details

AXCN: Ninja Scroll 30th Anniversary | Sep 11, 2024 | Limited

2026 4K Remastered Re-release | Oct 4, 2026 | Limited

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Director & Top Cast

Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Director

Kôichi Yamadera
Jubei Kibagami

Emi Shinohara
Kagero

Takeshi Aono
Dakuan

Osamu Saka
Masked Samurai

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Stereo

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

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Country of Origin: Japan

Language: Japanese

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Ninja Scroll is a 1993 Japanese animated action fantasy written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri for Animate Film, back in North American cinemas in a 4K restoration.
Mercenary swordsman Kibagami Jubei (Kôichi Yamadera) crosses paths with Kagero (Emi Shinohara), a kunoichi who survives a mass poisoning because her own body is laced with toxins, and with Dakuan (Takeshi Aono), a government spy who poisons Jubei to force his cooperation. The three move against the Eight Devils of Kimon, supernaturally gifted ninja working to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate under Himuro Gemma (Daisuke Gôri), a figure from Jubei's past he believes is long dead.
Kaoru Wada scored it, Hitoshi Yamaguchi shot it, and Shigeru Kitayama, Masako Fukuyo and Kazuhiko Ikeguchi produced.
The runtime is 94 minutes. Manga Entertainment's 1995 English dub features Dean Wein, Wendee Lee and Steve Apostolina. Iconic Events, partnering with AMC, is running the 2026 restoration on 4, 5 and 7 October, scanned in 4K from the original 35mm negatives with damage repair and colour correction.
For viewers who want the film that carried adult anime into Western theatres alongside Akira and Ghost in the Shell, and for anyone tracing The Matrix back to its sources.

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Ninja Scroll(1993)

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Director & Top Cast

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Kôichi Yamadera

Emi Shinohara

Takeshi Aono

Osamu Saka

Technical Specifications

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