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{{short description|1993 film by Yoshiaki Kawajiri}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Ninja Scroll
| image          = Ninja-Scroll-Poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Japanese
| kanji          = 獣兵衛忍風帖
| revhep         = Jūbē Ninpūchō
}}
| director       = [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]]
| producer       = {{ubl|Shigeru Kitayama|Masako Fukuyo|Kazuhiko Ikeguchi}}
| writer         = Yoshiaki Kawajiri
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Kōichi Yamadera]]|[[Emi Shinohara]]|[[Takeshi Aono]]|[[Daisuke Gōri]]|[[Toshihiko Seki]]|[[Shūichirō Moriyama]]}}
| music          = [[Kaoru Wada]]
| cinematography = Hitoshi Yamaguchi
| editing        = {{ubl|Harutoshi Ogata|Yukiko Itō}}
| studio         = [[Animate (retailer)|Animate Film]]
| distributor    = Tokyo Theatres Company
| released       = {{film date|1993|6|5}}
| runtime        = 94 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         =
}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Ninja Scroll'''''|獣兵衛忍風帖|''Jūbē Ninpūchō''|lit. "Jubei's Ninja Chronicles"|lead=yes}} is a 1993 Japanese [[anime|animated]] ''[[jidaigeki]]''-[[Samurai cinema|''chanbara'' film]] written and directed by [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], starring the voices of [[Kōichi Yamadera]], [[Emi Shinohara]], [[Takeshi Aono]], [[Daisuke Gōri]], [[Toshihiko Seki]] and [[Shūichirō Moriyama]]. The film was produced by [[Animate (retailer)|Animate Film]] and distributed by Tokyo Theatres Company. ''Ninja Scroll'' was theatrically released in Japan on June 5, 1993, and received an English-[[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] release through [[Manga Entertainment]] in 1995.<ref name="Cast">{{cite web|title=Ninja Scroll (movie)|url=http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/488/ninja-scroll/|access-date=February 27, 2017|work=Crystalacids|archive-date=March 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312105353/http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/488/ninja-scroll/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film takes place in [[History of Japan#Feudal Japan (1185–1868)|feudal Japan]] and follows Kibagami Jubei, a [[mercenary]] swordsman who battles the Eight Devils of Kimon, a team of ninjas with supernatural powers who are intent on overthrowing the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. During his quest, he is aided by Dakuan, an elderly but crafty government spy, and Kagero, a [[Kōga-ryū|Kōga]] [[kunoichi]] whose body is infused with toxins.

Praised for its animation and action scenes, ''Ninja Scroll'' is regarded by many as one of the most influential anime films ever made. Alongside ''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'' and ''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'', it was responsible for increasing the popularity of adult-oriented anime outside of Japan. The film has been cited by [[The Wachowskis]] as an influence on the ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|Matrix]]'' franchise, and resulted in Kawajiri later contributing to two segments of the anthology film ''[[The Animatrix]]''.<ref name="Matrix Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.matrixfans.net/the-animatrix/world-record/interview-with-writer-yoshiaki-kawajiri/#sthash.RK0Yh4FF.dpbs|work=MatrixFans.net|access-date=March 3, 2017|title=Interview with Writer Yoshiaki Kawajiri|archive-date=March 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303123034/http://www.matrixfans.net/the-animatrix/world-record/interview-with-writer-yoshiaki-kawajiri/#sthash.RK0Yh4FF.dpbs|url-status=live}}</ref>

A televised [[sequel]], ''[[Ninja Scroll: The Series]]'', was aired in Japan in 2003.