# Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)

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**Original title**: *Shinobi*
**Runtime**: 107 min
**Genres**: Action
**Directed by**: Ten Shimoyama
**Starring**: Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani, Erika Sawajiri, Lily, Takeshi Masu

> *Fated to love : destined to kill.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You’re Gennosuke and Oboro, star-crossed rivals raised to kill one another. A death-match tournament suddenly pits your villages against each other. The camera lingers on your faces as the order is read. They film this like a fever dream of samurai romance where every step forward might be the last.

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