He is extremely quick and this makes him a tough adversary for Ayame. Sakon intervenes and is almost killed by him. Has yellow hair, white skin, and uses a staff with a blade to attack. Is eventually killed by Sakon.

The year a comet races across the sky, splitting the heavens, from the depths of the Earth the dark god shall arise once again. Then, the dark evil lurking in the shadows shall come out of the depths of Hell and show itself in the present world. The emotions of the blade of the wind shall collect at the source of the blue light. And the three blades shall become one, vanquishing evil. 
The year is 1580, and the unholy armies of Lord Nobunaga Oda steadily spread across Japan. Narrowly escaping the slaughter of her clan, a young ninja steals into the shadows. She is Ayame, the last of the Kasumi clan, and the dagger she wields is one of three, mystical blades. She is joined by Sakon and Ryoma, renegade ninja and the possessors of the sacred sword and spear. Now, these shadow warriors must unite their weapons and skills to fulfill `The Prophesy of the Enchanted Swords` or die trying... 
This is a cut version of the earlier OVA. 
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Non-anime roles:
~!- Ban Danemon in "Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams" (VG) (Japanese)
- Belial in "Odin Sphere" (VG) (Japanese)
- Brigand in "Odin Sphere" (VG) (Japanese)
- Dagra Dai in "Ninja Gaiden II" (VG) (Japanese)
- Darva in "Cosmic Fantasy 2" (VG) (Japanese)
- Dr. Jumba Jookiba in "Lilo & Stitch" (Japanese)
- Dr. Neo Cortex in "Crash Bandicoot series" (VG) (Japanese)
- Dr.Light in "Rockman 8" (VG) (Japanese)
- Fudô in "Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu kyûseishu densetsu" (VG)
- Galdo in "Cosmic Fantasy 3" (VG) (Japanese)
- Gourmand Skeksis (SkekAyuk) in "The Dark Crystal" (live action) (Japanese)
- Heart in "Hokuto no Ken" (VG) (Japanese)
- Lydon Bernhardt in "Tales of Destiny" (VG)
- Nappa in "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2" (VG) (Japanese)
- Nappa in "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3" (VG) (Japanese)
- Nappa in "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2" (VG) (Japanese)
- Nappa in "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai" (VG) (Japanese)
- Pango in "Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal" (VG)
- Peter Stillman in "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" (VG) (Japanese)
- Treasurer Skeksis (SkekShod) in "The Dark Crystal" (Japanese)
- Zapf in "Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits" (VG) (Japanese)!~

In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way. A young ninja escapes her villages' destruction with a short sword, one of the three mystical weapons that can end Oda's rule. During her quest, she is joined by two other ninjas who wield the other two weapons of legend, the sacred sword and spear. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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