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.
Practical Effects
1000+ cuts, zero CGI blood—Miike's team built a fake-blood empire.
Direction
Miike's 100th film: somehow his most restrained AND most unhinged.
Stunts
Takuya Kimura performed exhausted—immortality looks genuinely exhausting.
Director
Takashi Miike
Takuya Kimura
Manji
Hana Sugisaki
Machi / Rin Asano
Sota Fukushi
Anotsu Kagehisa
Hayato Ichihara
Shira
Erika Toda
Makie Otono-Tachibana
Kazuki Kitamura
Sabato Kuroi
Chiaki Kuriyama
Hyakurin
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Taito Magatsu
Ken Kaneko
Hishiyasu Shido
Yōko Yamamoto
Yaobikuni
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Eiku Shizuma
Seizō Fukumoto
Min Tanaka
Kagimura Habaki
Masayuki Deai
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kensui Ibane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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