Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Information
Released Year: 2017
Runtime: 140 minutes
Directors: Takashi Miike
Casts: Takuya Kimura, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kazuki Kitamura, Min Tanaka, Erika Toda, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Ebizo Ichikawa, Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Storyline
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
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Reviews
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The Guardian -
If you are going to see one outlandish and occasionally nauseating bloodbath samurai pic this year, this is the one.
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Village Voice -
Come for the gory swordplay, stay for the half-serious melodrama.
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Slant Magazine -
Takashi Miike's film is a work of robust genre craftsmanship that's informed with a sly sense of self-interrogation.
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Philadelphia Daily News -
The movie also runs 2 hours, 20 minutes, which is a lot of dead samurai. The violence is often numbing, and the translations — the movie is subtitled — are sometimes as deadly as the swordsmanship. On the other hand, Blade of the Immortal is flat-out gorgeous. Widescreen, lush, beautiful.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Miike’s facility for the sharply sketched portrait, in between bouts of bladed mayhem, remains as shrewd as ever.
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Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
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Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.