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Lady Ninja Kasumi (2005)
Directed by Hiroyuki Kawasaki
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A girl from a peaceful, Edo-era Japanese village seeks revenge for the death of a disgraced elder with the help of her sister and a lethal lady ninja nun. It’s the time of the samurai and ninja, and Shogun Yoshimune rules Japan. Beneath the idyllic façade of the quant villages populating the countryside dwells a twisted sexual underbelly that affects the wealthy and impoverished alike. When one of the village elders commits seppuku after being raped, Kaede and her sister decide to take justice into their own hands and track down the perpetrator. Aided by a nun who believes in Old Testament-style retribution, the two sisters embark on a bloody mission of vengeance. Along the way, the three women slice and dice their way through lies and secrets while discovering that the story behind the rape is much more complex than any of them suspected.
Length 72 minutes
Actors
Young-mi | Saki Anz | Yui Mamiya | Tomotake Shigematsu | Ginji | Shôichi Imai | Masanobu Matsuda | Hidenori Yanagi
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/04/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Rented this in hopes it wasn’t going to be another softcore period flick but I was wrong. At least it had me fooled for the first 20min or so until the first sex scene. Main story is fine but the sex is part of the deal for V Cinema DTV flicks. Sadly the action is pretty shitty. They shot this in 3 days with really no training and it shows.
Yonmi (Young-mi) looks good as Kasumi but the fact she has no skills yet is portraying a ninja is a real disconnect. I was more fascinated by the 28min production diary featurette. Kinda cool how they filmed all of it in Tokyo with very few multiple takes. I definitely enjoy the process more than the result.
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