Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie (1989)

Director
Toshiyuki Sakurai; Osamu Yamazaki

Main cast
Kazuhiko Inoue; Keiko Toda; Takeshi Watabe; Akira Murakami; Eken Mine

Genres
Animation

Description
The year is 1580, and the unholy armies of Lord Nobunaga Oda spread across Japan, murdering all who oppose them. Narrowly escaping the slaughter of her clan, a young ninja steals into the shadows. She is the last of her kind, and the dagger she wields is one of three mystical blades that can end Lord Oda's rule. On her quest to overthrow the tyrant, she is joined by two other renegade ninja, possessors of the sacred sword and spear. Together, these shadow warriors must unite their weapons and skills to fulfill the Prophesy of the Enchanted Swords... or die trying.


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