Blade of the Immortal 18
This outrageously bloody samurai thriller is the 100th film from one of Japan’s most notorious, daring and prolific directors: Takeshi Miike. In a startling 1 vs 100 swordfight, ex-Samurai Manji is made immortal and given the descriptive title ‘Hundred-killer’. His ability to heal his own wounds is both a blessing and a curse, but his everlasting life gets new meaning when he meets Rin and promises to assist her avenge the deaths of her family.
Japanese with subtitles
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Country
- Japan, UK
- Year
- 2017
- Duration
- 140 mins
- Cast
- Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Takuya Kimura
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