Sword for Truth

Sword for Truth


Starring:Sword for Truth
Studio: Palm Pictures/Manga Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Set in the early years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the samurai adventure Sword for Truth is a nonstop bloodbath: characters are beheaded, disemboweled, dismembered, stabbed, impaled, and otherwise dispatched amid fountains of blood. The violence is so repetitious, it soon loses its shock value. The icy Shuranosuke Sakaki wears the "Blades of Death" on his kimono--with good reason. Apparently a ronin (a masterless samurai), he's hired by the Nakura clan to rescue the kidnapped Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja, who are demanding the antique Ginryu Sword as a ransom. Shuranosuke fights a succession of warriors, a kappa (a water demon in Japanese folklore) and the damned soul of a Seki Ninja, slaughtering them all effortlessly.

The story makes no sense. The viewer never learns why the Seki or the rival Himiko Ninja desire the Ginryu Sword. An extended sequence depicting lesbian sex and opium use never pays off; neither does the duel between noble Kazuma Utsuki and a paid assassin. But the minimal plot is only there to connect the sword fights. When Utsuki comments, "The scent of death is in the air," he's not kidding. For hard-core fans of anime swordplay and violence only.

Unrated, but graphic depictions of violence, violence against women, sexual encounters, drug use, and drinking are unsuitable for children. --Charles Solomon
Sword for Truth
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bad anime
  • manga is the home for classic adult anime
  • Very good anime...Not for people with A.D.D.
  • waste of money
  • Decent stroy..............need more.
 Sword for Truth
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Manufacturer: Manga Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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  1. Wrath of the Ninja
  2. Black Jack
  3. Ninja Resurrection
  4. Perfect Blue
  5. Vampire Wars (Full Sub Dol)

ASIN: 6305951667
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Amazon.com

Set in the early years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the samurai adventure Sword for Truth is a nonstop bloodbath: characters are beheaded, disemboweled, dismembered, stabbed, impaled, and otherwise dispatched amid fountains of blood. The violence is so repetitious, it soon loses its shock value. The icy Shuranosuke Sakaki wears the "Blades of Death" on his kimono--with good reason. Apparently a ronin (a masterless samurai), he's hired by the Nakura clan to rescue the kidnapped Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja, who are demanding the antique Ginryu Sword as a ransom. Shuranosuke fights a succession of warriors, a kappa (a water demon in Japanese folklore) and the damned soul of a Seki Ninja, slaughtering them all effortlessly.

The story makes no sense. The viewer never learns why the Seki or the rival Himiko Ninja desire the Ginryu Sword. An extended sequence depicting lesbian sex and opium use never pays off; neither does the duel between noble Kazuma Utsuki and a paid assassin. But the minimal plot is only there to connect the sword fights. When Utsuki comments, "The scent of death is in the air," he's not kidding. For hard-core fans of anime swordplay and violence only.

Unrated, but graphic depictions of violence, violence against women, sexual encounters, drug use, and drinking are unsuitable for children. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Bad anime.......2006-12-14

This is a weak and trashy anime. In places almost a hentai, but never erotic. There are hundreds of better anime on Amazon.

5 out of 5 stars manga is the home for classic adult anime.......2006-03-20

Sakaki is a master swordsman who refuses to be own by the clans of Shoguns of ancient feudal Japan. He walks alone leaving behind the several limbs of those who dare oppose him. I love seeing him fight spirits from hell while he's trying to rescue the princess.

THIS ANIME MOVIE GIVES "NINJA SCROLL" A RUN FOR IT'S MONEY!

5 out of 5 stars Very good anime...Not for people with A.D.D........2006-03-13

This is one of my favorite anime's, even though the series was never finished... Comparing this to Ninja Scroll is like comparing apples to oranges... You should not compare one movie to another.... It's like comparing Scarface to Godfather... How many times can you watch Ninja Scroll anyway? This movie is for true fans of anime. Yes, Sword for Truth does have a semi-complicated plot, but I was never bored. There is lots of bloody swordplay and nudity, so this movie is Not for kids...

Warning: If you could not follow Pulp Fiction, then you will probably not be able to follow this movie. Also, this movie was the first part of a series that was never finished...

Again, if you are a true fan of anime, get this movie.

1 out of 5 stars waste of money.......2003-05-22

in case you haven't figured it out...Sword For Truth is absolute [garbage]. It has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. You want anime with swordplay? Get Ninja Scroll, or Rorouni Kenshin. You don't have to look far to find better. I wouldn't accept Sword for Truth if I got for free. It's that bad. I suggest that you spend your hard earned money elsewhere.

3 out of 5 stars Decent stroy..............need more........2002-06-20

I am not really big on anime, let me say first of all. But watching this at a friend's I really did get into the story of it, and though it did leave a lot of unanswered questions, I was told it was a first in a series, but that the series was never finished, at least not that we see on US storeshelves.

The animation and art work is excellent.
Sword for Truth
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Bad anime
  • manga is the home for classic adult anime
  • Very good anime...Not for people with A.D.D.
  • waste of money
  • Decent stroy..............need more.
 Sword for Truth
Starring: Sword for Truth
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures/Manga Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Similar Items:
  1. Wrath of the Ninja
  2. Black Jack
  3. Ninja Resurrection
  4. Perfect Blue
  5. Vampire Wars (Full Sub Dol)

ASIN: B00004X0YK
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Amazon.com

Set in the early years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the samurai adventure Sword for Truth is a nonstop bloodbath: characters are beheaded, disemboweled, dismembered, stabbed, impaled, and otherwise dispatched amid fountains of blood. The violence is so repetitious, it soon loses its shock value. The icy Shuranosuke Sakaki wears the "Blades of Death" on his kimono--with good reason. Apparently a ronin (a masterless samurai), he's hired by the Nakura clan to rescue the kidnapped Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja, who are demanding the antique Ginryu Sword as a ransom. Shuranosuke fights a succession of warriors, a kappa (a water demon in Japanese folklore) and the damned soul of a Seki Ninja, slaughtering them all effortlessly.

The story makes no sense. The viewer never learns why the Seki or the rival Himiko Ninja desire the Ginryu Sword. An extended sequence depicting lesbian sex and opium use never pays off; neither does the duel between noble Kazuma Utsuki and a paid assassin. But the minimal plot is only there to connect the sword fights. When Utsuki comments, "The scent of death is in the air," he's not kidding. For hard-core fans of anime swordplay and violence only.

Unrated, but graphic depictions of violence, violence against women, sexual encounters, drug use, and drinking are unsuitable for children. --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Bad anime.......2006-12-14

This is a weak and trashy anime. In places almost a hentai, but never erotic. There are hundreds of better anime on Amazon.

5 out of 5 stars manga is the home for classic adult anime.......2006-03-20

Sakaki is a master swordsman who refuses to be own by the clans of Shoguns of ancient feudal Japan. He walks alone leaving behind the several limbs of those who dare oppose him. I love seeing him fight spirits from hell while he's trying to rescue the princess.

THIS ANIME MOVIE GIVES "NINJA SCROLL" A RUN FOR IT'S MONEY!

5 out of 5 stars Very good anime...Not for people with A.D.D........2006-03-13

This is one of my favorite anime's, even though the series was never finished... Comparing this to Ninja Scroll is like comparing apples to oranges... You should not compare one movie to another.... It's like comparing Scarface to Godfather... How many times can you watch Ninja Scroll anyway? This movie is for true fans of anime. Yes, Sword for Truth does have a semi-complicated plot, but I was never bored. There is lots of bloody swordplay and nudity, so this movie is Not for kids...

Warning: If you could not follow Pulp Fiction, then you will probably not be able to follow this movie. Also, this movie was the first part of a series that was never finished...

Again, if you are a true fan of anime, get this movie.

1 out of 5 stars waste of money.......2003-05-22

in case you haven't figured it out...Sword For Truth is absolute [garbage]. It has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. You want anime with swordplay? Get Ninja Scroll, or Rorouni Kenshin. You don't have to look far to find better. I wouldn't accept Sword for Truth if I got for free. It's that bad. I suggest that you spend your hard earned money elsewhere.

3 out of 5 stars Decent stroy..............need more........2002-06-20

I am not really big on anime, let me say first of all. But watching this at a friend's I really did get into the story of it, and though it did leave a lot of unanswered questions, I was told it was a first in a series, but that the series was never finished, at least not that we see on US storeshelves.

The animation and art work is excellent.

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