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Shinobi no Mono 2 - Vengeance dvd review

by Chris   ⋅   May 15, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Starring: Raizo Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Tomisaburo Wakayama, So Yamamura
Genre: Japan, action, action, educational
Release Date: May 13, 2008
If you read my review of the first Shinobi no Mono, you probably remember I was more than a bit smitten with its tale of clan intrigue and ninja heroics. Shinobi no Mono 2: [...]

2007’s DVDs I Would Watch Again

by Chris   ⋅   December 27, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

As with our 2007 films we would watch again, here’s my list of 2007 DVDs I would gladly watch again. I’ve tried to take these off the top of my head, as if I need to think too hard to remember a title, it obviously wasn’t one of my favorite :) As always, feel free [...]

Shinobi no mono (aka: The Ninjas) dvd review early!

by Chris   ⋅   September 25, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

Shinobi no mono (aka: The Ninjas) is credited as the film that started the whole worldwide ninja craze, and not without good reason. The film has a level of technical and artistic skill that’s readily apparent to even the most indiscriminant viewer, an intelligent and involving story of historical intrigue, incorporating real ninja tactics for [...]

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade dvd movie review

by Chris   ⋅   February 22, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

Being that I’ve already reviewed Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, and professed my deep love for it in our Best of 2006 list, I’m going to launch straight into the DVD review.
Funimation presents Shinobi: Heart Under Blade in an absolutely pristine 2.35:1 transfer (truly the best I’ve seen) representing its theatrical aspect ratio, with your choice [...]

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade dvd Prize Pack contest!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   January 27, 2007   ⋅   Comments [6]

If you read this site, you know I love Shinobi: Heart Under Blade. In fact, we placed it on our Best of Year list for 2006. Now, thanks to Funimation and Filter Magazine, you to can enjoy the awesomeness that is Shinobi (If you haven’t already, check out my review of the film, here.) We [...]

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade movie review

by Chris   ⋅   June 9, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

Based on the novel by Futaro Yamada, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (aka: Shinobi 2005, nothing to do with the SEGA game) is a classic tale of star crossed lovers in Tokugawa era Japan. Oboro and Gennosuke, born to opposing ninja clans locked in a centuries long quiet war, have found a love that flies in [...]

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