Dakuan continues the main investigation on his own, using Jubei and Kagero as decoys, who must constantly fend off deadly attacks from the remaining members of the Devils of Kimon, the leader of whom is reputed to be Jubei's old nemesis Gemma, who was killed several years previously. The two unite with Kagero to determine the Devils of Kimon agenda and how it relates to the mysterious plague in Shimoda village. Calling his bluff, Jubei is fatally poisoned by Dakuan in an attempt to force Jubei into his employ, the reward for his service being 100 pieces of gold and the antidote to his poison, which will kill him in under a day. Tokugawa shogunate spy Dakuan, who had been observing Jubei, reveals that Tessai belonged to a ninja group known as the Devils of Kimon, who will constantly attack him to avenge the death of their comrade. Tessai succeeds in ambushing Jubei but is killed. Rescued by the wandering mercenary ninja Jubei Kibagami, Kagero escapes to continue her mission, while Tessai vengefully pursues Jubei. The only survivor is Kagero, who is captured and raped by her assailant, a huge stone golem called Tessai. The next night, a team of Mochizuki Koga Ninja is sent to investigate the plague in Shimoda village, but on their way they are slaughtered. They make it look as if a plague has killed the villagers. They wipe out Shimoda Village by poisoning the wells to get rid of any witnesses. Gemma and the Devils of Kimon are sent to recover the gold. The Yamashiro clan sends a large shipment of gold to the Shogun of the Dark, but the ship is wrecked in a storm on the coast near Shimoda Village, in Mochizuki Clan territory. The Shogun of the Dark sends the Devils of Kimon to protect the Yamashiro clan from the government spies and government intervention in return for gold from the mine. Meanwhile, Tokugawa Government spies are trying to determine where the mine is. Gemma tells the Shogun of the Dark, the location of the secret mine. The House of Toyotomi holds a grudge against the current government, the Tokugawa Shogunate, and wants to overthrow it. Sometime later, Gemma reincarnates himself, and over the next five years, becomes leader of the Devils of Kimon, who in turn work for the Lord of the House of Toyotomi (The Shogun of the Dark). Jubei then becomes a wandering swordsman-for-hire. While Gemma is riding along a pass, Jubei springs from the snow and cuts off his head to avenge Shinkuro and the others. Reluctantly, Jubei kills Shinkuro and the others in self-defense. Later, Gemma orders Shinkuro and others to kill Jubei, hoping they would all kill each other, thus eliminating everyone who knew about the mine. After the Chief Retainers are murdered, the Yamashiro Lord doesn't report the mine to the government. Jubei Kibagami and Shinkuro are members of this Ninja Team. He orders his Ninja team, led by Himuru Gemma, to assassinate the Chief Retainers, claiming he would then report the mine to the government. He also can't go to the government first, because they would take the gold if they knew about the mine. The Lord of the Yamashiro clan wants to have the gold for himself, but his forces aren't strong enough, so he cannot act alone. It was well-received in its depiction of the ninja and Japanese legendary creatures such as the Stone Golem and the Blind Assassin.įive years before the start of the film, the Yamashiro Clan's chief retainers (Vassal lords) dig gold out of a secret mine behind their Lord's back. Ninja Scroll is among the most popular anime movies outside of Japan, along with such movies as Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Ninja Scroll won the Citizen's Award at the 1993 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. It is licensed by Manga Entertainment in North America.
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The movie was also released in some regions as Jubei Ninpucho: The Wind Ninja Chronicles. The movie was released on June 5, 1993, and received a Western release on December 6, 1995. The main character, Kibagami Jubei, is an hommage to the famed Japanese samurai folk hero Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi. The movie is in homage to the Ninpōchō series, ninja novels by Futaro Yamada. The character designs were done by Yutaka Minowa. Ninja Scroll ( 獣兵衛忍風帖 Jūbē Ninpūchō ?) is a Japanese action thriller anime set in feudal Japan, by critically acclaimed director/ writer Yoshiaki Kawajiri who was best known for his previous thriller Wicked City ( Yōjū Toshi).