Shinobi Shadow Warriors: Heart Under Blade (2005)
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Action & Adventure |
Star-crossed lovers. Family wars. Shadow Arts. Ninja.
Set in 1614 Oboro and Gen-no-suke meet by accident at a river near the waterfalls and it seems like it is love at first sight. [I remember the characters of Noah (Jay-jay) and Laica (Ulay) when their eyes change colors (characters of a Filipino Tele-Serye or Prime Time Drama Series called Lobo "wolf"....werewolf, to be exact...the feud of the Wayas and the Lunas)]
It is a story about love, sacrifices and the choices one makes...standing firm in every decision...seeing the BIGGER picture...the grander plan. I was moved by each scene...their struggles... I even cried! (don't worry guys, it's still action packed!) Jô Odagiri (or Joe Odagiri) as Kouga Gen-no-suke didn't even have to speak...his movements...his eyes...they said it all.
Yukie Nakama is not only a pretty face, she's also a great actress and she really immersed into her role as Oboro(朧), which means haze.
I love Kenya Hirata's screenplay. The change of scenery. The dialogue. I haven't read any translated versions of the novel "Kouga Ninpouchou" written by Futuro Yamada so I really wouldn't know if he was satisfied with the movie version. It has an anime version too and I've only seen the music videos. I saw that there is a game about Shinobi too and honestly, I don't have that either.
My friend Kristen was kind enough to lend me this movie and I've seen Shinobi no mono so I was excited to watch this. I also watched it in Veoh because I liked it so much. The original music by Tarô Iwashiro was memorable. The cinematography by Masasai Chikamori was stupendous. Needless to say, the direction by Ten Shimoyama was very, very admirable. The interweaving of the scenes visualized the screenplay. The colors...the pain...the fight scenes...the costumes.... I could go on and on and on. I love this movie. Kudos to the cast and crew. You are one great team!
Applause. Applause!
Produced by Nozomu Enoki
Original Music by Tarô Iwashiro
Cinematography by Masasai Chikamori
Film Editing by Isao Kawase
Production Design by Toshihiro Isomi
Art Department Akihiro Yamada .... concept artist
Sound Department Hajime Suzuki .... sound recordist
Special Effects by Takashi Oda .... dummy effects
Visual Effects by Shûji Asano .... visual effects producer
Hiroyuki Hayashi .... visual effects director
Chieko Kurokawa .... digital compositor: Imagica
Jun Yokoishi .... digital technical supervisor
Original Music by Tarô Iwashiro
Cinematography by Masasai Chikamori
Film Editing by Isao Kawase
Production Design by Toshihiro Isomi
Art Department Akihiro Yamada .... concept artist
Sound Department Hajime Suzuki .... sound recordist
Special Effects by Takashi Oda .... dummy effects
Visual Effects by Shûji Asano .... visual effects producer
Hiroyuki Hayashi .... visual effects director
Chieko Kurokawa .... digital compositor: Imagica
Jun Yokoishi .... digital technical supervisor
This movie won four awards:
| Kinema Junpo Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Actor Jô Odagiri Also for Operetta tanuki goten (2005), Mezon do Himiko (2005) and Scrap Heaven (2005). |
| Best New Actress Erika Sawajiri Also for Ashura-jô no hitomi (2005) and Pacchigi! (2004). | |||
| Yokohama Film Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2006 | Won | Festival Prize | Best Actor Jô Odagiri Also for Scrap Heaven (2005), Operetta tanuki goten (2005) and Mezon do Himiko (2005). |
| Best New Talent Erika Sawajiri Also for Ashura-jô no hitomi (2005) and Pacchigi! (2004). | |||
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