With this partnership set in stone, the two embark on a perilous journey of bloodshed, vengeance, and redemption, each to fulfill their own life's cause. However, owing to her evident lack of strength, Manji changes his mind and agrees to protect Rin for four years. Initially reluctant, Manji refuses Rin's desperate plea. Soon after this promise, Manji meets Rin Asano, a 16-year-old girl who requests Manji's assistance in killing those who slaughtered her parents. Yaobikuni agrees to this proposal, saying that if he succeeds, she will undo his curse of immortality. To atone for his crimes, Manji resolves to kill one thousand evil men. Legendary director Takashi Miikes 100th film stars Takuya Kimura as an immortal samurai hired by a young woman to avenge her fathers murder.
This is the handiwork of eight-hundred-year-old nun Yaobikuni, who placed bloodworms capable of healing almost any wound in Manji's body. However, there is something far more frightening than his ominous reputation: the fact that he is immortal. Overall, Blade of the Immortal is a little too long but is still one of the best action movies you’ll see this year and a satisfying 100 th movie from a master director.Manji is an infamous swordsman in feudal Japan who is known as the "Hundred Man Killer," as he has killed one hundred innocent men. A particular favourite is when Rin is mourning the death of her family and Manji sits down in front of her and says “if you need a shoulder to cry on, use mine” making him immediately appealing as our cursed hero. The movie surprised me with its sense of humour too which some nice dialogue moments as well as some gentle character moments. 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. Blade of the Immortal is one of the best movies of the year with a high bodycount and plenty of style.