The Fate of the Ninja

Devante 2022-01-07 15:54:18

When I was a child, I had heard of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In my mind, the ninja is the kind of fast running with eyes wrapped in it, holding a sharp sword in his hand, seeing the enemy squatting forward, and then seeing the enemy who is still moving inertially. , Blood splattered the guy on the spot. At that time, I had a pink manga and I forgot who gave it to me, but I never read it, and claimed that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is my most hated anime character, and its hatred is higher than that of Transformers.
I am not too cold with fighting cartoons, perhaps because of gender. However, it's true that I didn't understand the ninja all the time. Because I didn't understand it, I couldn't talk about whether I liked it or not. In my mind, a ninja is someone who can tolerate "good illustrations at home". However, not long ago, I watched Moro Miye's "Monumental Japan", which introduced the ninja culture in detail. Who are the ninjas, I have forgotten all those Japanese names. But from that time I learned that if you really use a very simple sentence to summarize the ninja, it is a sense of fateful powerlessness.
Their mission is to be absolutely loyal to their fan master, and to endure the extreme harshness of the environment, not to mention that there must be no traces in the historical records. In other words, the life of a ninja is just a tool to complete a certain mysterious task. Whether the task is completed or not determines whether you are dead or alive. You have to be incognito for a lifetime, and you will not be able to let anyone know which organization you belong to when you die. of. A person, if life doesn't belong to oneself, then what else belongs to oneself? A ninja has no ideals, no personal sorrows, joys, or even the slightest feeling, so his body naturally does not belong to him.
Shigero Miye said that there are women among ninjas, but the few male ninjas who can be named are also known to later generations because their magical ninjutsu became a legend, and female ninjas are even more so. Find it.
Kawajiri Yoshiaki created a female ninja neglected by history, and she is the heroine Kagerou of the film. Kagerou's appearance was amazing, because she was excluded from the male ninja and couldn't participate in the mission. She cut her hair to show her aspirations.
In the next few scenes, this woman was extremely coquettish and tyrannical. This is Kawajiri's style. I like this weird style. It was the first time I saw the scale of a Japanese large-screen animated film so large, and it surprised me.
Female ninjas are destined to be different from ordinary women. As a female ninja, the body is just a more superior tool. Why is Yang Yan so regrettable? I think that besides her beautiful face is her destiny body, and her body, like her ninja's destiny, is helpless and fate is powerless to resist.
Yubingwei learned later that Yang Yan's body was poison. The long-term life of testing poison has made Yang Yan become non-invasive, and the non-invasive Yang Yan is poison. Any man who comes into close contact with Yang Yan must be poisoned to death.
Kagerou is destined to be unable to love, because the world of ninjas has no emotions. However, Yang Yan still had feelings for the Beast Soldier, and Yang Yan couldn't express his feelings, because whoever she loves must die.
Later, the Beast Guard was also poisoned, and the little monk was very sullied and wanted to repay his kindness with poison-fighting poison with poison. It seems to satisfy everyone's YY. However, it still feels very sad. If people's feelings are suppressed and must be released in this extreme way, there is definitely no happy ending.
The fate of the ninja is the same, and the fate of Kagerou is also her fate as a ninja. Hey, even if you kill, you only need the time for a rice ball to fall, so what? The fateful sense of powerlessness is still so powerful. Jubei defeated the enemy, but lost Yang Yan forever. Ninjas cannot have love. This is also the destiny of ninjas.

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  • Houston 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Still, the Koga Ninja post looks good. As a work from 20 years ago, it is really good enough, three and a half stars.

  • Damaris 2022-03-23 09:02:41

    【A】It's evil and lewd, and it's unexpectedly warm! How to kill eight bosses of different shapes in 90 minutes with a quick knife and develop a lewd relationship between men and women? It also shows the narrative efficiency of Japanese animation: the use of a large number of repeated frames and still shots, relying on lines and expressions to draw performances to prolong the time. What's more, it is impeccable whether it is dynamic swiftness or static artistic conception. With the addition of Yamadera Koichi's dubbing performance, you can even think of this film as a dark predecessor to "Cowboy Bebop".

Ninja Scroll quotes

  • [Kagero has poised her sword at Dakuan's back]

    Dakuan: What are you planning to do?

    Kagero: The man you hired will die of poison soon unless you give him an antidote. You must tell me how to save him.

    Dakuan: Why ninja girl, you amaze me. Do you mean to tell me that... you're in love with him?

    Kagero: Old fool, he saved my life and I'm simply... returning the favour!

    Dakuan: [chuckles] I don't think so. Imagine a ninja woman who believes she's falling in love...

    [Kagero stabs through his hat]

    Dakuan: If you kill me, then he will die as well.

    Kagero: Hmm. Yes that's true, but your mission won't be accomplished either.

  • Kagero: Tell me - why did you join him, Jubei?

    Jubei: He hired me. For a hundred pieces of gold.

    Kagero: Will you do anything for money? A ninja for hire?

    Jubei: That's right. But it seems that he's beaten me this time.

    [shows her the wound on his arm]

    Jubei: You see, he trapped me. Looks like I'm gonna die of this poison in about half a day.

    Kagero: [gasps]

    Jubei: He also promised me an antidote besides the gold pieces. That's why I work for him. I can't back out now. You better go away while I divert their attention.

    Kagero: I couldn't do that. I would end up owing you another debt.

    Jubei: I can't sell your debt, okay?

    Kagero: Look, I told you, I don't take orders from you! And I'm ready to die at any given moment.

    Jubei: You don't have to convince me you're tough.

    Kagero: No?

    Jubei: Oh, damn it! It's this hot and damp air. I wish a storm would come so a shower would cool your head.

    [walks away and vomits blood]

    Kagero: You're in no position to worry about me.