Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

"Fated to love : destined to kill."

2005

1h 47m

6.6(167 votes)

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Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Eisei Gekijo

Shochiku

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

仲間由紀恵

Oboro

仲間由紀恵

Acting

オダギリジョー

Kouga Gen-no-suke

オダギリジョー

Acting

黒谷友香

Kagerou

黒谷友香

Acting

沢尻エリカ

Hotarubi

沢尻エリカ

Acting

りりィ

O-Gen

りりィ

Acting

升毅

Muroga Hyouma

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坂口拓

Yasha-maru

坂口拓

Acting

椎名桔平

Yakushiji Tenzen

椎名桔平

Acting

虎牙光揮

Chikuma Koshirou

虎牙光揮

Acting

木下ほうか

Kisaragi Saemon

木下ほうか

Acting

仁科克基

Yagyu Jyubei Mitsuyoshi

仁科克基

Acting

Miyu Ehara

Kouga

Miyu Ehara

Acting

永澤俊矢

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori

永澤俊矢

Acting

伊藤俊

Minonenki

No Image

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寺田稔

Kouga Danjou

No Image

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石橋蓮司

Nankaibou Tenkai

石橋蓮司

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北村和夫

Tokugawa Ieyasu

北村和夫

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松重豊

Hattori Hanzou

松重豊

Acting

齋藤明里

Young girl

齋藤明里

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