![]() ![]() I liked the main villain Anotsu Kagehisa (Sôta Fukushi) who despite having flaws ends up being more interesting than you’d first expect and is every bit the badass that Manji is… without the immortality. She mostly just stands around crying while Manji kicks everyone’s ass. many making the movie essentially a 2 and a half hour sword fight.Īdmittedly it is far too long and I found Rin’s (Hana Sugisaki) constant shouting grating which made her quite unlikable. Limbs are chopped off at regular intervals and the battles range from one on one sword fights to one vs. ![]() I’m pretty sure the bodycount for this movie is around 300 so samurai fans are going to lap this up. He is a man of few words and lets his blade do most of the talking which is profoundly satisfying. He agrees because she reminds him of his sister so the adventure and slaughter begins. Many years later he meets a young girl called Rin who wants him to avenge her parents. Takuya Kimura is unbelievably badass as the immortal lead Manji a man known as the Hundred Killer after his exploits in the opening scene of the film where his sister is slain. I’m pleased to report that it is destined to become a modern samurai classic with memorable characters and lashings of blood. Review: Takashi Miike’s 100 th movie Blade of the Immortal has been lavished with praise since it came out a few weeks ago so I thought it was time I sat down and gave it a watch. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine. 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. ![]() Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. Plot: Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. And then there’s the novelty value of having an unkillable hero who can still take a licking during combat, with Kimura beautifully selling the indefatigable Manji’s agony as he’s repeatedly sliced, stabbed and skewered.Blade of the Immortal is one of the best movies of the year with a high bodycount and plenty of style. Now Manji teams up with Rin (also played by Sugisaki), an orphaned girl who reminds him of his dead sister, and sets off on a mission of revenge.Īs Manji hacks and slashes his way through a series of encounters with the men of evil warlord Anotsu (Fukushi), what could quickly become dull and repetitive is enlivened considerably, not just by Miike’s consistently inventive blocking and staging, but by neat tweaks to convention.Ī story that could otherwise be unbearably grim is leavened by moments of pitch-black, offbeat humour, notably in one sequence where Manji finds himself facing off against a fellow worm-ridden immortal. Upon his dying breath, Manji is given immortality by a mysterious old lady, and off we go, flitting into colour and fast-forwarding 50 years. It doesn’t end well for him, but it ends less well for them, in the first of several beautifully staged extended battles which culminate with Miike pulling the camera back to show just how many dead litter the ground. Quickly, though, Machi is dispatched, and a vengeful Manji finds himself facing off against a hundred sword-swinging warriors. ![]() This is not a film that skimps on the claret.Īn extended prologue, shot in black-and- white, introduces us to Manji (Kimura), a disgraced and tormented samurai, protecting his young sister Machi (Sugisaki) from ruffians. ![]()
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