Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Donald F First of all, the fact that this has a 7.9 on IMDb is freaking retarded. This isn't an action anime masterpiece. Its dumb, its shallow, its exploitative. If anything, it takes itself too seriously, taking time away from the action in an embarrassing attempt to develop the plot, characters and romance. Ninja Scroll is not an anime you wear proudly on your shoulder.But it is one of the better bad anime out there. Its so over-the-top in its gore and sleaze, its impossible to not laugh. The eight evil villains are a blast - they're less ninjas, and more X-men. They're very powerful and unique, but our hero always manages to survive. The action is pretty sweet. I had to rewind because the first scene was so fast, yet so busy! Add some good animation, and you've got action that never gets old.Do not expect a great anime going in, or you'll cringe at the awful dialog and rape scenes. Watch it when you have no dignity to lose. Then you can appreciate Ninja Scroll's bloody insanity.

Jose Cruz This film is very similar to several other action films (animated or live action) in that we have a plot that resembles a video game and it has even a final boss and everything, including several sub-bosses with their own special skills! The main character is your usual good-guy who appears to be a normal fellow but in fact is the toughest of them all. However, despite feeling like a video game, this film deserves such very high rating (8/10) because it is an almost flawlessly executed pure action movie: it is perhaps the ultimate video-game film. :)If Tarkovsky is the French wine, this is the junk food for film buffs. Highly recommended for fans of action films and even for people that like films in general because this is entertainment!

Darth-Helmet In 17th century Feudal Japan, a disease has caused deaths in a village as a masterful swordsman named Juebi is hired to investigate the happenings. He is joined by sexy but literally poisonous beauty Kagero as together with a wise old man they hunt down demons and the mysterious shogun of the dark that wants to overthrow the Japanese government. Could Juebi's old friend Genma came back from the dead as he could be the Shogun of the dark or is it someone else? One of the greatest animated movies of all time and one of anime's biggest hits! this fantasy/action anime feature is not for everyone. There is some sleaze and gore abound but what is unique about this movie is the creatures which are unlike no one has seen and the beautiful artwork this movie shows. Director Yoshiaka Kawajari proves to be one of anime's biggest masters with this, Wicked City, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust, Animatrix, and more as it's pure creativity at it's best here. Beautiful animated women, gore abound, battles, amazing sword fights, and outstanding animation makes this a winner for fans of animation, anime and fantasy alike.

singular_critic This film has resonated with me since the first time I caught it on late night television all those years ago. The characters are all wonderfully drawn out. The beautifully shot scenes of ninja battles and landscapes giving us an idea of feudal Japan. The dialogue, which you initially think is too simple and silly, becomes richer and more hilarious the more you watch and listen.I haven't seen a lot of manga but I believe this film is a perfect introduction for a Western viewer in broaching the genre. It has certainly piqued my curiosity about Japanese anime although I can't see myself enjoying any other anime film more than I enjoyed this one.If you haven't seen this movie, go out and get it, but be warned, it isn't for the faint of heart!