Summary
Rikka is a ninja descendant. Her grandfather Hyoe is the last chief of their ninja clan and her father is a cyborg researcher. Both are killed when a weapons' company raids his lab to use his research. Rikka sets out to avenge their deaths.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.9/5
Running time
1 h 26 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8986Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries
+28Released
2019
October 5, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
AnimationActionDramaScience FictionLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more11 people
Directing · 2
- Kazuya Nomura Director
- Keisuke Shinohara Director
Writing · 1
- Naoki Hayashi Series Composition, Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Yu Wakabayashi Director of Photography, Compositing Artist
Editing · 1
- Go Sadamatsu Editor
Sound · 8
- Kana Hashiguchi Original Music Composer
- Jin Aketagawa Sound Director
- Keisuke Sogo Foley Editor
- Masafumi Watanabe Foley Artist
- Georgi Elenkov Conductor
- Angelia Vihrova Sound Engineer
Art · 19
- Nobuaki Ishihara Background Designer
- Yuji Kaneko Art Direction
- Naoko Momomi Background Designer
- Sota Kameyama Background Designer
- Jyu Ishiguchi Art Designer
- Ryutaro Ueda Background Designer
Visual Effects · 52
- Shingo Yamashita Key Animation
- Atsushi Saito Character Designer
- Hironori Tanaka Key Animation
- Goro Taki Key Animation
- Maki Fujita Key Animation
- Yuki Nakajima Key Animation
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- Shogun's Ninja (2025)
GoodWatch score 64Film 3
- Ninja Wars: BlackFox vs Shogun's Ninja (2026)
GoodWatch score 66Film 4
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