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The Dagger of Kamui (1985) on Netflix

NR19852h 12mActionAdventureAnimation

Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered at home, is falsely accused of the killing, and flees his village. He meets Tenkai, a priest who has him kill a rogue ninja.

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Plot summary

A boy named Jiro comes home to find his mother and sister murdered, and the blame for the killing falls on him. He flees from his village, and on the road he meets a priest named Tenkai, who gives him a task: to kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. Jiro does as he is asked, and after the killing he undergoes training to become a master assassin.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Dagger of Kamui (1985)

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  • In 1985 Rintarō adapted the story into an animated film with the studio Madhouse; it is considered a precursor to Yoshiaki Kawajiri's Ninja Scroll, made by the same studio in 1993.

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