He is the first Oboro ninja to appear on the scene. He attacks Ayame and Sakon first and then sends his crow demons to do his dirty work. Ayame and Sakon slaughter his minions, but he escapes. He comes back later at Hagakure-no-Sato and attempts to kill Ayame, but fails and accidentally ends up killing Kikyo instead. Wears a red cloak, has a iron mask with a scar on his face, white teal hair, and utilizes beads to attack. Is killed by Ayame.

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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Used to work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Riot Police.

Voice Actor of Corvus/Dark Corvus in Epic 7

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)

Jinnai Saegusa