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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
In feudal Japan, Sakura, Matsuri and four of the pair's Ninja Cadet companions from the Byakuro clan get their first mission: To sneak inside the Byakuro Castle and steal a secret scroll from the Kabusu clan.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 63
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −40 min on the typical 100
typical 10060Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1996
March 27, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ComedyActionAdventureFantasyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 9 more15 people
- Kouki MiyataPochi (voice)
- Hiroko KonishiSakura (voice)
- HMHitomi MiyajimaYume (voice)
- Katashi IshizukaHayashi (voice)
- Kenichi SuzumuraKaoru (voice)
- MNMami NakajimaMatsuri (voice)
- Ikuya SawakiYukinobu (voice)
- Issei FutamataMatsuzaka (voice)
- Junichi SugawaraNikko (voice)
- Maria KawamuraJame (voice)
Isshin ChibaCommander (voice) / Soldier A (voice)
Nobuo TobitaKing (voice)
Tetsuya IwanagaOfficer (voice)- TYToranori YoshikawaSoldier B (voice)
Yoko AsadaInaba (voice)
Directing · 1
- Eiji Suganuma Director, Original Story, Animation Director, Character Designer
Production · 3
- Junji Fujita Executive Producer, Music Producer
- Hiroshi Tazaki Producer
- Kin'ya Watanabe Producer
Camera · 1
- Hitoshi Sato Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Terumitsu Okada Editor
Sound · 2
- Takeo Miratsu Music
- Noriyoshi Matsuura Sound Director
Art · 1
- Nobuhito Sue Art Direction
Visual Effects · 4
- Hiroyuki Kitazume Animation Director
- Fuminori Kizaki Animation Director
- Yuuko Kanemaru Color Designer
- Nobuyuki Kitajima Animation Director
Other crew · 1
- Mitsuhiro Yamada Script
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