Ninja Scroll
Ninja Scroll (Japanese獣 兵卫 忍 风 帖, Jubei / Jube Nimpūchō ) is an anime film directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri from the year 1993., The work can be categorized into the Genre Action, Fantasy, Drama and splatter.
- 3.1 TV series
- 3.2 Second film
- 3.3 comic
Action
In Japan during the Edo period when the Tokugawa Shogunate ruled, appeared on an enemy clan and the Eight Devils of Kimon committed to overthrow the government. At the same time the ninja Jubei Kibagami appears. As a whole village becomes extinct, surrounding villages to be evacuated, as it supposedly is an epidemic. This should be investigated by the Koga Ninja team. Even before they reach the village, they will be killed. Only the Giftprüferin Kagero survives. She is kidnapped by the giant Tessai, but then may flee thanks Jubeis Help and accompanied him from then on.
Jubei is hired by Dakuan who works for the government, for 100 gold pieces to defeat the Eight devil. It turns out that the devil will be led by the immortal Himuro Gemma, the Jubei believed to have killed ten years earlier. Now he wants to conquer his seven servants Yurimaru, Benisato, Zakuro, Utsutsu Mujuru, Tessai, and Shijima Mushizo and an army of ninjas Japan itself.
Production and publication
The film was produced by Studio Madhouse 1993. Yoshiaki Kawajiri directed by, who also wrote the screenplay and the character designs sketched. Artistic director Hiromasa Ogura was. The film was released in Japanese theaters on June 5, 1993.
The film was broadcast in North America, France and Spain on television and also translated into Russian and Italian, among others. In Germany the anime Panini video was licensed.
Synchronization
Music
The music of the film was composed by Kaoru Wada. The end credits song Somewhere, Far Away, Everyone is Listening to a Ballad is by Ryouhei Yamanashi.
Adaptations
TV Series
2003 anime television series was produced, whose action takes place several years after the film, but also rotates around Jubei Kibagami. The series was in Germany by the label Anime Virtual under the title Ninja Scroll - The Series published.
Second film
The studio Madhouse is working on a sequel to the film. Until August 2008, no writer was present.
Comic
From September 2006, the publisher Windstorm published in the U.S., a twelve-part comic book series by J. Torres, which continues the storyline of the movie.