Ninja Resurrection (1998)

Original title

魔界転生

Directed by

Yasunori Urata

Genre

samurai cinema

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ninja takes on a resurrected demon and its army of undead warriors in feudal Japan. The story follows his struggle against supernatural forces and his own haunted past.

darkviolentsupernaturalatmosphericgrittymelancholicintrospective

What happens

Ninja Resurrection (Japanese: 魔界転生, Hepburn: Makai Tenshō; 'Demon Realm Reincarnation') is a two-part Japanese original video animation (OVA) directed by Yasunori Urata and produced by Phoenix Entertainment. Based on Futaro Yamada's novel of the same name, the OVA was released from February 1997 to March 1998. Though unrelated narratively, ADV Films marketed Ninja Resurrection as a Ninja Scroll sequel during its initial North American release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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