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14A(14A) Violence, Sexual Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Anime Action. Hired by the government spy (voice of Takeshi Aono, Steve Apostolina) to assist on a mission, a vagabond swordsman (voice of Koichi Yamadera, Dean Wein) falls in love with a skilled ninja girl (voice of Emi Shinohara, Wendee Lee), and together they battle the forces of the Shogun of the Dark. Includes an interview with the director.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of cursing; infrequent use of scatological slang
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in a fantasy context - blood and some detail; frequent portrayals of dismemberment and decapitation - blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of corpses in an epidemic context - some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual assault - some detail
  • Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context

Thematic elements

  • Power and control
  • Clan wars
  • Survival

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence, and sexual violence

Classification date

August 27, 2024

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