Characters & Themes
Ninja Gaiden (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 50 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Mamoru Kanbe
- Starring
- Yoshiko Sakakibara, Keiichi Nanba, Shinji Ogawa, Norio Wakamoto, Yumi Touma
Long ago a war raged between the Evil God and the Dragon God, ending when a Dragon‑empowered ninja sealed the Evil God away. Thousands of years later in New York, young ninja Ryu is assaulted by men in black suits and white masks who serve a cult worshipping the same evil deity. Determined to stop the deity’s revival, Ryu takes up the Dragon Sword and fights to keep the Evil God sealed forever.
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