Agustin, Ninja/Samurai Awesomeness

The movie, that I'm about to tell you is the best ninja & samurai film I have ever witnessed. This movie although it doesn’t take you to many places it has a great plot interesting and deep characters. The movie also tells you about how old Japanese customs were like and how power was very important and respected.

The movie is about a wondering samurai Jubei called who has left his master. He in some aspects is like a robin hood. We can see this when he takes back a sword that costs 300 and only takes 20 of the villagers.

Along the way Jubei saves a female ninja called Kagero who was about to be raped by the oni (ogre who rapes women etc.). After this Jubei is forced to work for a government spy when he is poisoned, because the government spy wants him to kill the Demons of Kimon to find out the reason for the disease and their purpose. And Kagero joins the group when her leader tells her to look for information regarding the shogun of darkness.

Little by little they destroy the 8 demons and get closer to the truth behind the disease and why the people in that area were tricked into leaving. Also Jubei discovers that the leader of the Devils of Kimon is a man he has killed before, because he betrayed Jubei.

In between all of this Jubei and Kagero begin to fall in love, but unfortunately Kagero poisons any man she sleeps with. So in a way it’s a forbidden love, and it also shows how strong women can be.

At the end of the movie Jubei is cured of the poison, but Kagero dies. And Jubei exacts his revenge against his rival Himuro, who was supposed to be dead.

Now let’s get to the analysis. This movie show how power in Japan was distributed in the old days. It also shows women in a position of power over men. Another thing is if the old man is a demon or human since he has weird powers like the 8 demons or Devils of Kimon. The last important detail I will share is how even though Ninja Scroll had a smaller budget compared to Akira. The effects were fluid, and visual effects were enjoyable to watch.