Ninja scroll movie english
It’s a shame that they didn’t extend the airtime to allow for character exploration, and they could have hired a better dialogue writer. Ninja Scroll stands on its great action and dark atmosphere. The dialogue in the latter half gets pretty rubbish at points. Jubei slashes the rock ninja, who says in a stilted manner, “A very skilful attack, but you must realise I cannot be cut.” Exposition by stating the obvious isn’t good writing. There are several moments where a character will explain how someone died even though we just saw them die. Thus, Jubei and Kagero are drawn into a plot that threatens to overthrow the government.Ī great failing is the dialogue. A government official looking into the matter hires Jubei to defeat these devils. He is known as one of the eight devils – eight ninja with extraordinary abilities. She is Kagero, the last of her ninja unit after an investigation into a mysterious plague led them to slaughter at the hands of a ninja who can turn to stone.
One night, he helps a ninja woman in trouble. Jubei is a vagabond swordsman, hiring out his skills to those who can pay. With the action focus, most characters have little to no development time.Dark visuals to match the grim narrative.Related: Ninja Scroll: the Series (sequel)