Ninja Scroll

An anime action feature about the swordsman Jubei Kibagami, who rescues a ninja woman from a monster and is drawn into a nightmarish journey through an ancient Japan infested with demons. A chain of events puts death in his own veins, and he must piece together blood-soaked clues linking demonic possessions, an annihilated village and a man from his past. The film was made by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Madhouse, and screenings feature an intro by Dr Jonathan Clements. It is presented as an epic milestone of animation, an orgy of gore and samurai violence.