Ninjaken: The Naked Sword (Youen Kunoichi Den: Murasame Hen, 2006) is the second release in the Ninja Girl V-cinema series.. Kaede Matsushima stars as a female ninja assassin named Murasame who’s tasked with assassinating a rebel lord who has betrayed the Taiko. She suffers a narrow defeat in her attempt, and when she’s outnumbered and wounded she barely manages to escape. Later, she awakens in a strange convent. But this is no ordinary convent, and Murasame soon realizes she must use all her skills to escape her captors.

Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen. Japanese stereo audio with English subtitles.

Available at the following retailer(s) on November 17, 2008:

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.ca
• YesAsia

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