Japan Synopsis
Shinobi
“Fated to love : Destined To Kill.”
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.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shinobi: Heart Under Blade sits at position #225.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shinobi: Heart Under Blade. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shinobi: Heart Under Blade premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,084 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,212 of 1,714 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Shochiku, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | September 17, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0475723 |