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Blade of the Immortal

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Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen.
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Blade of the Immortal highlights Takashi Miike's flair for balletic violence, making up what it lacks in strict originality with rich characterizations and kinetic thrills.

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Kambole Campbell One Room With A View 08/25/2018
4/5
A gruelling, blood-soaked and often darkly comic samurai epic with a huge body count, Blade of the Immortal is an outrageous delight. Go to Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times 12/11/2017
4/5
An imaginative, gory, frenetic samurai carve-em-up, there's an irresistible energy about the project from the get-go. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 12/10/2017
3/5
It's a stylish slash fest, which delivers visceral thrills along with quietly striking moments of beauty. Go to Full Review Jamie Healy Radio Times 05/02/2024
4/5
A landmark film in a helter-skelter career, Blade of the Immortal proves beyond any doubt that Miike is a master of action, mayhem and storytelling. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 03/04/2023
... Miike delivers flying limbs, spraying blood, and fields of corpses with flamboyant style and a mordant sense of humor. Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 08/31/2021
9/10
Take the fantasy elements out and Blade of the Immortal is a brilliantly effective throwback to the "chanbara" sword-fighting films of the 1960s. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris L @Chris462 Aug 8 Couldn't get through it - action stopped half way through, and all that was left was an extremely basic dialogue and plot. See more nsfasstatus T @RT45666736 May 2 ye video zeyada achi hai https://mynsfasstatuscheckonline.co.za See more Eloise M. @Weeze72 Apr 3 Despite its flashes of humor and stylized action, Blade of the Immortal comes across as unoriginal, recycling genre conventions without adding meaningful depth See more Brenda B @Pengwynbrenda Jan 19 Great thrilling action! Love Kimura Takuya as Manji as he shows his love for his sister as well as Rin. Excellent acting by the immortal samurai and the young teenager. See more Stephen C @bob25009 05/16/2025 2 hours and 31 minutes of feudal Japan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R Bloody Violence and Carnage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $149,200.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With a worldwide gross of $7,162,617.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Anderson O @Platinum2027 07/12/2024 TM’s 100th film is a cinematic Great among Manga classics! Fine tuned and well choreographed, as well great cinematography, captures unique journey of Rin as she’s attempting to avenger her father’s death at the hands of Anotsu and the Itty ryu clan. Plot twist a many to keep audiences on the edge of their seat in the samurai epic. See more Read all reviews
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Takashi Miike

Director

Takuya Kimura

Manji

Hana Sugisaki

Rin Asano

Sôta Fukushi

Anotsu Kagehisa

Hayato Ichihara

Shira

Erika Toda

Makie Otono-Tachibana

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Synopsis Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen.
Director
Takashi Miike
Producer
Shigeji Maeda, Misako Saka, Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter
Tetsuya Oishi
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Warner Bros., Oriental Light and Magic, Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
Rating
R (Bloody Violence and Carnage)
Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$149.2K
Runtime
2h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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