5 Movies Starring Erika Sawajiri

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-17

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(10580 Reviews)

Director:

Ten Shimoyama

Cast:

Writer:

Kenya Hirata

Fètarè Yamada (novel)

Fullplot:

After more than four hundred years of war between the Shinobi warriors of the Manjidani Koga and Tsubagakure Iga clans, the Lord Hattori Hanzou decrees that they must live in peace. Both clans live hidden in the woods and mountain without confrontation and without training ninjas in the shadow art of Shinobi. In 1614, the Lord of the Lords is convinced that the clans are dangerous threats for keeping peace in his lands, and his advisor plots a Machiavellian plan to destroy their best warriors in a contest. Meanwhile, the young Iga Oboro and Koga Gennesuke fall in love for each other. When Oboro's grandmother and leader of Iga clan Ogen and Gennesuke's father and leader of the Koga clan Danjo kill each other, Oboro and Gannesuke must lead their warriors in the ultimate battle of the Shinobi clans.

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-17

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(10582 Reviews)

Director:

Ten Shimoyama

Cast:

Writer:

Kenya Hirata

Fètarè Yamada (novel)

Fullplot:

After more than four hundred years of war between the Shinobi warriors of the Manjidani Koga and Tsubagakure Iga clans, the Lord Hattori Hanzou decrees that they must live in peace. Both clans live hidden in the woods and mountain without confrontation and without training ninjas in the shadow art of Shinobi. In 1614, the Lord of the Lords is convinced that the clans are dangerous threats for keeping peace in his lands, and his advisor plots a Machiavellian plan to destroy their best warriors in a contest. Meanwhile, the young Iga Oboro and Koga Gennesuke fall in love for each other. When Oboro's grandmother and leader of Iga clan Ogen and Gennesuke's father and leader of the Koga clan Danjo kill each other, Oboro and Gannesuke must lead their warriors in the ultimate battle of the Shinobi clans.

The Letters

The Letters

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-04-26

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

121 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (261 Reviews)

Director:

Jirè Shèno

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Keigo Higashino (novel)

Teruo Abe (screenplay)

Yukako Shimizu (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Closed Diary

Closed Diary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-09-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

138 min

IMDB Ratings:

(292 Reviews)

Director:

Isao Yukisada

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Shusuke Shizukui (novel)

Isao Yukisada (screenplay)

Chihiro Itè (screenplay)

Tomoko Yoshida (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-14

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

127 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (845 Reviews)

Director:

Mika Ninagawa

Genres:

DramaHorror

Cast:

Writer:

Kyèko Okazaki (manga)

Arisa Kaneko (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Top star Ririko undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect, Ririko makes the lives of those around her miserable as she tries to deal with her career and her personal problems.

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