
ese animated
action
thriller film set in feudal Japan, written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
who was best known for his previous thriller Wicked City
(Yōjū Toshi). The character designs were done by Yutaka Minowa
. The movie is in homage
to the Ninpōchō series, ninja
novels by Futaro Yamada
. The main character, Kibagami Jubei, is an hommage to the famed Japanese folk hero Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
.
The film was released on June 5, 1993, and received a Western release on December 6, 1995, and was critically acclaimed.
Oh, my best hat...
He's here for me. Stay here.
That's impossible. But maybe I can turn your skill to my advantage.
Burn in your golden HELL.
Gemma, where are you hiding? When I die, I'll take you to Hell with me.
If you so want the company of devils, you'd better hurry back to hell, Gemma.
I am Utsutsu Mujuro. I have longed to challenge you.
You lured me in here because I am blind. Is that your plan?
If you want to kill me you mustn't make any sound at all.
Your sight is a weakness!