NINJA SCROLL - Movie Trailer - [Music: Kaoru Wada] - [2003]

Jubei is wandering noble sword for hire, but when a chance meeting leads him to save young ninja woman from rape he makes enemies with a group of demonic humans. Jubei and the woman part ways, but later a government spy forces Jubei to join up with her again and investigate the mysterious death of an entire village. The investigation reveals a conspiracy involving the demons and a man from Jubei’s past who is supposed to be dead. As they get closer to the truth the demons close in on them and pretty soon Jubei finds himself in a deadly fight with many super strong inhuman opponents.

Source: animenewsnetwork.com

Official website:

Madman's Official Ninja Scroll Website

Related anime:
    Ninja Scroll 2 (movie) (sequel)
    Ninja Scroll (TV) (2003-04-15 to 2003-07-15, sequel)

Alternative title:

Jūbei Ninpūchō (Japanese)

Jubei the Wind Ninja

Wind Ninja Chronicles

Манускрипт ниндзя (Russian)

獣兵衛忍風帖 (Japanese)

獸兵衛忍風帖 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Genres: action, drama, horror, magic

Themes: historical, ninja

Objectionable content: Intense

Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Screenplay: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Music: Kaoru Wada

Original Work: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Original Character Design: Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Character Design: Yutaka Minowa

Art Director: Hiromasa Ogura

Animation Director: Yutaka Minowa

Director of Photography: Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Executive producer:

Makoto Hasegawa

Masamichi Fujiwara

Yutaka Takahashi

Producer:

Haruo Sai

Masaki Sawanobori

Shigeaki Komatsu

Ninja Scroll Opening - Japanese - [2003]

Ninja Scroll: The Series (獣兵衛忍風帖<龍宝玉篇> Jūbē Ninpūchō Ryūhōgyoku Hen) is a 2003 Japanese animated television series based on Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Ninja Scroll. The series is directed by Tatsuo Sato and animated by Madhouse Studios.

The story takes place in feudal Japan and follows the adventures of Jubei Kibagami, a mercenary ninja who is given a duty to guard the Dragon Stone and to protect the Priestess of Light (Shigure) from the Hiruko Clan and the Kimon Shu. He is aided by the government spy Dakuan and the thief Tsubute.