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to defend himself and allows his lover Oboro to kill him, thus letting the clan of Iga "win". Meanwhile, Ieyasu sends his armies to exterminate the ninja villages. To accomplish Gennosuke's hope of saving them, Oboro implores Tokugawa Ieyasu not to destroy the villages and, as a show of her sincerity, blinds herself, thereby destroying her most powerful weapons, her eyes (which possess a deadly technique called "Piercing Eyes"
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Initially, being peaceful and knowing the preciousness of life, they try their utmost to prevent this meaningless and brutal fight by questioning the shogunate's motives. After the deaths of all their comrades, however, they gradually accept their fate. In the last fight, Kouga Gennosuke chooses not
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released the film on home video in the North America. The contents of the DVD is a 2-Disc Set with the main movie available in Japanese and an English dub. The 2nd Disc contains Special Features and making-ofs. All of the films are subtitled in English.
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as Yakushiji Tenzen - he is the host to parasitic worms which prevent him from aging and heal any wounds he sustained, allowing him to quickly recover from nearly any injury.
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as Kagero - poison specialist. Poison flows within her veins and she is able to breathe poison at enemies or poisoning them with a kiss.
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as Yashamaru - he manipulates thin wires, using them like whips. The wires are also sharp enough to cut through various objects.
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Houka Kinoshita as Kisaragi Saemon - he is able to assume the physical appearance of others and imitate their voice.
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as Oboro - the Iga leader who has the "eyes of destruction", completely incapacitating an opponent with one glance.
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romantic drama film directed by Ten Shimoyama and written by Kenya Hirata. It is an adaptation of
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as Kouga Gennosuke - the Kouga leader with the power to see, react, and move at very high speeds.
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as Muroga Hyouma - has abilities similar to a 6th sense (sensing enemies kilometers away).
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won both best actor and best new actress awards at both the Kinema Junpo Awards and
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The film was successful financially in Japan earning roughly 11 million US dollars.
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to protect the ninja villages. For generations hence, the villages live peacefully.
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as Hotarubi - she uses some sort of dust that manipulates butterflies and moths.
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The list of six top ninja of Iga and Kouga, along with other characters.
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as Chikuma Koshirou - no supernatural powers, best weapons user.
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as Mino Nenki - beastman that has a keen sense of smell
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