ninja scroll movie

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ninja scroll movie

Year: 1993
Categories: Fantasy, Action/Adventure

A team of Koga Ninja is sent to investigate a plague in Shimoda village, but on their way they are slaughtered; the only survivor is Kagero, a beautiful Kunoichi who is their lord's poison-taster. Their assailant is a giant man named Tessai, a killer with stone skin, and a colossal double-bladed sword, which can be thrown like a boomerang. Kagero attempts to escape, but the giant uses his weapon to cut off the branch she jumps onto, making her fall into his hands unconscious.

The giant takes Kagero to a hut and proceeds to rape her, but he is interrupted by an interloper who is not intimidated by his ability to turn his skin into stone. The interloper, a ninja vagabond named Jubei Kibagami, blinds one of his eyes with a dart and escapes with Kagero.

Although Tessai has the clear advantage in his pursuit, as Jubei cannot even scratch his stony hide, he begins to fall apart (later revealed to be due to poison received from raping Kagero). The giant throws his sword, but he cannot catch it when Jubei manages to cut his fingers off; the blade drives into the giant's skull, killing him. An old monk who witnessed the battle congratulates Jubei, but he remarks that although Jubei's triumph over the demonic warrior was impressive, he had outside help. He calls the monster one and the first of "the Eight Devils of Kimon."

Several other strange characters are concerned with the stone man's death: The well-dressed man Yurimaru, who calls the giant Tessai, and the scarred, explosive-wielding female Zakuro, who lusts for Yurimaru, even though Yurimaru is gay (or Shudo) and sleeping with their master, Gemma.