Shinobi (English Subtitles) Customer Reviews

After much anticipation on this movie, the actual viewing is not as great. Most of the great scenes are already shown in the preview. The story itself is average, a typical love story where both lovers faces problem and don't end up together. However, i must say Nakama yukie's acting skill is excellent. The scenery are beautiful in its own way. Nothing to shout about regards to the special effect though.

This movie is beautiful. The cast did their jobs nicely, visually it's awesome and the soundtrack is great. The fighting and the drama are well balanced and the plot has some twists which are surprising and good. The movie succeeds to touch the viewer with it's story and characters, though the credit goes to the novel which the movie is based upon. I solely bought this movie for the theme song HEAVEN but I knew this was a blockbuster and had high hopes for it, and it surely didn't let me down. One of the most beautiful and touching movies I've ever seen.

This movie looks beautiful and feels very anime like. It's supposed to be based on the Basilisk manga. I enjoyed it but repeated viewings were not as good. Some parts dragged a bit and the ending was underwhelming.

This is a blockbuster film! Get it if you like all-stars action. Original manga fans would be disappointed upon watching the film. But come to think of it, if they were to follow the manga so closely, they would follow the title of the manga too, right? If you're a traditional martial arts/action films, you might be disappointed too. But if you're a crazy anime otaku, or any animation maniac, you might love this film. It consist of breathtaking (Japanese CGI action, first time, no?) actions accompanied by speedy editing and beautifully coloured cinematography. The actors' performance were great too. But how bad can you expect from professional, experienced & huge talents? We all know about how great Odagiri, Nakama & Sawajiri could act. I would have given the film an excellent rating if only the story was better. While being intensed and emotionally engaging, the plot's somehow missing something. That missing thing is probably character development. But I'm not going to write much spoilers. So get a copy of this Japanese blockbuster and judge it yourself!