4 Movies Starring Yukie Nakama

Ring 0: Birthday

Ring 0: Birthday

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-01-22

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (6166 Reviews)

Director:

Norio Tsuruta

Cast:

Writer:

Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay)

Kèji Suzuki (novel)

Fullplot:

The prequel to the horror film Ringu, this movie provides the background story of how Sadako later became the vengeful murdering spirit. The story starts with her as a shy, somewhat withdrawn, college student who nonetheless gets involved in a drama club. The director thinks she has talent, but some of the other performers start to get jealous of the attention he gives her. Meanwhile, a reporter investigating Sadako's spiritualist mother thinks there's something very suspicious about the young woman, and arrives on campus to confront Sadako just as a series of strange deaths start sweeping through the drama club.

G@me

G@me

Basic Info:

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (338 Reviews)

Director:

Satoshi Isaka

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Keigo Higashino (novel)

Masaya Ozaki (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A 'kidnapper' holds a girl hostage until a ransom demand is paid from her father. In reality, the kidnapper is actually an advertiser, who has been beaten to a 3 billion deal and so takes his Rival's daughter hostage. The girl later turns out to be more than she seems and turns into a handful for her 'kidnapper'...

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.

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