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Basilisk is the story centered around Kōga Gennosuke and Iga Oboro, two young ninja from rival clans that have two things in common; love for each other and a hope to end the 400-year-old hatred between their clans. As their marriage draws closer, their hopes are torn apart as the ... Read review
Reared from birth as sworn enemies, two lovers stand with hands entwined. As they seek to ... more
break the shackles of darkness and heal the wounds of the past, fate denies their quest and thrusts them into war.Four hundred years have passed, four centuries o...
When honor means nothing and power is everything can love survive? A legendary pair of ... more
rival ninja clans battle to end years of slaughter as a forbidden love struggles to prevail. Fate will decide if the ultimate declaration must be made: To the one I...
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Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Advantages: deep, captivating storyline; awesome ninja doujutsu; amazing character development Disadvantages: suspense!!! although that may not even be a disadvantage:)
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Basilisk is the story centered around Kōga Gennosuke and Iga Oboro, two young ninja from rival clans that have two things in common; love for each other and a hope to end the 400-year-old hatred between their clans. As their marriage draws closer, their hopes are torn apart as the Shogunate withdraws the treaty, drawn up to forbid the clans from taking each other's blood, so that a successor to the Shogun may be determined. ... ...represent one of the potential successors in a battle of last-man-standing. To their dismay, Gennosuke and Oboro are not excluded form their respective lists. Bloodshed ensues as the Kōga and Iga seek to annihilate each other. The two young lovers find themselves in the middle of a war that poses the question: Can love conquer all?
This wonderful series is a must-see for any fan of the ninja/feudal-japan genre. ... more
When the story of Romeo and Juliet is given some oriental flavour, shurikens and an elevated level of gore, a wonderfully captivating, yet action-packed anime series is produced.
Basilisk is the story centered around Kōga Gennosuke and Iga Oboro, two young ninja from rival clans that have two things in common; love for each other and a hope to end the 400-year-old hatred between their clans. As their marriage draws closer, their hopes are torn apart as the Shogunate withdraws the treaty, drawn up to forbid the clans from taking each other's blood, so that a successor to the Shogun may be determined. The elite ten ninja from each clan are chosen to represent one of the potential successors in a battle of last-man-standing. To their dismay, Gennosuke and Oboro are not excluded form their respective lists. Bloodshed ensues as the Kōga and Iga seek to annihilate each other. The two young lovers find themselves in the middle of a war that poses the question: Can love conquer all?
This wonderful series is a must-see for any fan of the ninja/feudal-japan genre.
This action anime features a love affair of the most star-crossed kind, as two ninja clans struggle to end years of feuding to determine the outcome once and for all. In the midst of this two lovers attempt to maintain their love, until they are forced to come face to face on the battlefield.
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