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Published: March 7, 2016, 6:23 a.m.

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Ninja Scroll\\xa0(1993)

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d.\\xa0Yoshiaki Kawajiri

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This week on Total Movie Recall,\\xa0Steve and Ryan go toe-to-toe with their verbal martial arts prowess\\u2014leaping from rooftop to rooftop, through bamboo forests and dodging ninja stars and killer bees. Steve goes into hyperdrive with tales of sex, drugs and violence, while Ryan tries to wrap his head around the horrors that were inflicted upon him in the Japanese anime classic Ninja Scroll.

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In this anime film, Jubei, a highly skilled ninja, is coerced into slaying his own clan of warriors. After begrudgingly killing his fellow swordsmen, he becomes a roving hired assassin. During his travels, he must face off against an organization of demonic ninjas known as the Devils of Kimon, who are plotting to take power of Japan\'s government. The Devils will stop at nothing, and have the power to annihilate entire villages. Now, only Jubei and a shogun spy named Dakuan can stop them.

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Things discussed\\xa0in the show:

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Deadpool - Ryan Reynolds

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The Passion of the Christ - Mel Gibson

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Captain American (1990)

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Joe Johnston

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Spiderman 2 - Sam Raimi

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X-men - X-men 2 (Bryan Singer)

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James Gunn - Guardians of the Galaxy, Tromio and Juliet (Lloyd Kaufman)

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The Witch

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Magic Mike XXL - Channing Tatum, Stephen Soderbergh, Matthew McConaughey

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Sex, Lies and Videotape - James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell

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Groundhog Day

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Curb Your Enthusiasm - Larry David

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America\'s Funniest Home Videos, Fail Blog

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The Sword in the Stone

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Naruto

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The Raid 2

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Werner Hertzog

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Dragon Ball Z

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Jubei Yagyu

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Kato\\xa0Kaelin

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Wicked City, Vampire D: Bloodlust

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Trypophobia

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Takashi Miike - Ichi the Killer, Audition, 13 Assassins

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Crank

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Zatoichi

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Lance Bass

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Judas Priest

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Gary Oldman

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Robert Rodriguez

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Hayao Miyazaki - My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away

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Akira, Ghost in the Shell

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Sigourney Weaver

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The Animatrix - The Wachowskis

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Next Week: Ghostbusters 2

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