Mirai Ninja (film)

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Mirai Ninja

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Keita Amemiya
Written by Keita Amemiya
Satoshi Kitahara
Studio Gaga Communications
Graphical Corporation Crowd Inc
Namco
Release dates 1988 (Japan)
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Mirai Ninja (未来忍者, lit. "Future Ninja"), known as Cyber Ninja in the United States,[1] is a 1998 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Keita Amemiya, which was co-produced and released by Namco that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. An arcade game of the same title was also developed and released by Namco.

Plot

A man's body and spirit are taken and used to build a devil castle, which seeks to sacrifice the princess.[2] Cyber Ninja, teams up with the chi pupils (with cyber-earmuffs with matching red icon). They use neo-retro-cyber-antique guns and attack the demon robot expendable ninja squad. Each fight is won by the side which uses more gratuitous special effects. They slay the Tron-like hover droids.

Cast

  • Hanbei Kawai as Akagi
  • Hiroki Ida as Jiromaru
  • Eri Morishita as Princess Saki
  • Makoto Yokoyama as Shiranui

Release

Originally screened in Japan in 1988, Cyber Ninja was released on VHS on July 25, 1995,[3] and on region 2 DVD in 2003 (Japan, Europe, Middle East, Greenland, and South Africa).[2] The U.S. DVD was released in 2009.

Reception

The movie met with largely negative reviews from Western film critics. It currently holds a 44% "Rotten" approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ComicAttack. "From Friendly Ghosts To Gamma Rays: Smurfs and Cyber Ninjas!". ComicAttack. Retrieved 2014-01-11. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mirai Ninja (aka Cyber Ninja, Robo Ninja) Original Video [DVD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. 2003-10-24. Retrieved 2014-01-11. 
  3. ↑ Yuen Biao. "Cyber Ninja [VHS]: Hanbei Kawai, Hiroki Ida, Eri Morishita, Makoto Yokoyama, Fuyukichi Maki, Masaaki Emori, Shôhei Yamamoto, Satoshi Itô, Mizuho Yoshida, Chikara Aragaki, Kiichirou Tai, Hajime Iwasaki, Satou Anada, Hiromi Saitô, Kaori Nitami, Hiroaki Mita, Hideki Sasaki, Keita Amemiya: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11. 
  4. ↑ "Cyber Ninja". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-01-11. 

External links

Mirai Ninja at the Internet Movie Database

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