Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Read more …
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 - the 100th film by master director Takashi Miike.
Takashi Miike's manga adaptation combines a series of spectacular face-offs with a dash of moral fibre.
This slice-and-dice epic has soul.
Stylish, soaked in gore, and unconventional, it’s another winner from Miike. Here’s to the next hundred. At his current rate, that should be in 2025.
Takashi Miike’s surreally violent action movie based in Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga may not be his best work but is brutally dramatic.
Even at a patience-stretching two-hour-plus running time, the mayhem Miike unleashes is deliriously inventive.
Overlong but stylish and arresting.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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