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Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie

Original title: Yôtôden
  • 1989
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
504
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Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie (1989)
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In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short s... Read allIn the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is ... Read allIn the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is joined by two other ninjas who wield the other two weapons of legend, the sacred sword and... Read all

  • Directors
    • Toshiyuki Sakurai
    • Osamu Yamasaki
  • Writers
    • Shô Aikawa
    • Takeshi Narumi
  • Stars
    • Keiko Toda
    • Kazuhiko Inoue
    • Takeshi Watabe
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    504
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Toshiyuki Sakurai
      • Osamu Yamasaki
    • Writers
      • Shô Aikawa
      • Takeshi Narumi
    • Stars
      • Keiko Toda
      • Kazuhiko Inoue
      • Takeshi Watabe
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Keiko Toda
    Keiko Toda
    • Kasumi no Ayanosuke
    • (voice)
    Kazuhiko Inoue
    Kazuhiko Inoue
    • Hayate no Sakon
    • (voice)
    Takeshi Watabe
    • Fudô no Ryôma
    • (voice)
    Gregory Abbey
    Gregory Abbey
    • Jinpei
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Frank Frankson)
    Sharon Becker
    • Kikyo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Bill Blechingberg
    • Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Shannon Conley
    Shannon Conley
    • Kayo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Wayne Grayson
    Wayne Grayson
    • Ranmaru
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Vinnie Penna)
    Socko Jones
    • Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Tsutomu Kashiwakura
    • Mori Ranmaru
    • (voice)
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    Kiyoshi Kobayashi
    • Gen'yûsai
    • (voice)
    George Leaver
    • Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Rose Markisello
    Rose Markisello
    • Ayame
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Rose Markeisello)
    Eken Mine
    • Ryôan
    • (voice)
    Akira Murakami
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Tomomichi Nishimura
    • Momochi Tanba
    • (voice)
    Reizô Nomoto
    • Kira no Masa
    • (voice)
    Dan Olk
    • Ryoan
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Jack Taylor)
    • Directors
      • Toshiyuki Sakurai
      • Osamu Yamasaki
    • Writers
      • Shô Aikawa
      • Takeshi Narumi
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    User reviews10

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    9GreyFox37

    It's like an rpg

    this particular title is very interesting. the whole movie was like watching a ninja RPG, which is really cool. three magical swords, three clans, a horrible demon, a political power, yotoden has it all. the animation is decent, but a little grainy, the story is top notch, and the fight scenes are real cool. one thing that really looks good in this movie are the monsters. they are pretty freaky. if you liked blood reign and ninja scroll, yotoden is the one to see.
    9extremezero

    One of the most un-credited great films. . .

    After reading more than my fair share of reviews for a vast number of different movies I have noticed a certain trend, people judge to harshly on what the expected to see. I figure if you go into a movie open-minded not expecting anything certain than you will have better feelings towards it then if you try and watch but have pre-created standards you want it to reach.

    Since I try not to be hypocritical I watched this movie with a very clean slate and open-mind, and was very much pleased. Since it is not a mainstream title or award winning for that matter I did not know quite what to expect, but in all truth I enjoyed it a good deal more than Ninja Scroll. Lovely animation, deep story, and the always joyful ninja hack-n-slashing combined extremely well to one of my personal favorite animes ever made.

    I am not promising that you will enjoy it, but just give it a chance and you may come out with a pleasant surprise.

    • "Before speaking, be sure of what you will say will be more beautiful than the silence" - Chinese proverb
    3Anaythea

    Good if you like ninja movies.

    Well OK, I've seen Wrath of the Ninja.

    It isn't something that I would recommend to people who aren't seriously into japanese fighting movies. This is a sort of japanese fighting ninja movie, with a complex plot. It's about these 3 old ninja schools that had these 3 "Swords of Sorcery". I saw the subtitled version (NOT recommended by the way, it's easy to miss something) and I didn't really keep up with it all. It had some good scenes tough, but in general, it wasn't much to my liking.
    5siderite

    Average anime, nothing special

    The animation is good, but not too good. Not bad either, but a little grainy. The plot is complex, but not really thought through, and it is not conveyed in an edible manner. Things happen too fast, characters all look alike and you don't know where they came from and why people care when they die. The fighting scenes are decent, but I think they used too much of that "slow motion after the sword hits" which actually doesn't show anything, just the spurts of blood.

    Watch it if you want to be sure you see all Japanese anime with ninjas :) but other than that, don't bother if you have something good to watch.
    10jd-348

    A classic

    After having spent a lot of my youth watching such movies, I found this one very easy to follow in both the unedited and cut versions, (Although the story has much more to hold it together in the unedited version. Unlike Ninja Scroll this movie hit a much more serious note and i think that's where it hit me. The animation while grainy is very original, and I just love the way artists in that year stressed shadows to show different emotions. I think the story is perfect. The beginning of the movie really hits hard and as the movie progresses you get the feeling that you're going along in this adventure with the characters. As they meet, become allies and find out the their greatest strengths, a lot of heart was put into this.

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    • Trivia
      Central Park Media released the movie twice: The first was the 'Wrath of the Ninja The Yotoden Movie' in 2003. The second release was in 2006 and was in a "collector's edition" which was a two-disc set and included both the Wrath of the Ninja The Yotoden Movie and the Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period 3 episode OVA series, which had never been released on DVD.
    • Quotes

      Ayame: I wanted to slay the monster that destroyed Kasumi, but to do that, I had to go to Hyuga and Hagakure.

      Sakon: Ha. Vengence? What good would it do for you to go to Hagakure? Our enemy has the power to destroy our hometowns within one night. Do you think that with just the fighting force of Hagakure, you could defeat it?

      Ayame: If not, then why are you going to Hagakure?

      Sakon: Ha. well, I wonder.

    • Connections
      Edited from Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      The Element of a Dream
      Performed by Lily

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1989 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 妖刀伝
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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