Blade of the Immortal

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.

action-packed film, perfect for those who want to see a gore-packed samurai film.

Good clean fun. A bit too long for a movie of this kind though.

If you enjoy samurai fighting this is the film for you. In fact, this is nearly 100% about fighting. The fantasy angle of being immortal is interesting.

I made it like a half an hour. I can't believe the reviews this got. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. The costumes, the acting, the dialogue, the special effects, it's all just so awful. I like campy samurai movies but ugh, this is just terrible. There are so many better samurai movies out there. If you want a more recent samurai epic, check out 13 assassins, also directed by Takashi Miike. It's a much better use of your time.

Takashi Miike's mind blowing blood soaked vision of the manga of the same name "Blade of the Immortal" is over the top and full of blood gushing excitement. But perhaps the one and only thing to hold the film back is the film is a tad to long and slightly repetitive but with that it's still an entertaining two hours.

Wow, I really like the characterization of the characters. Hana is so good in the role of Rin.

Takashi Miike is one of my most favorite Japanese film Directors. Definitely this is not his best work, yet, it's really good. This film is a little lengthy, slow paced drama with impressive sword fight sequences. Character development was also amazing, though I have no idea about the manga it was based on. A worth watching stylish action film.

I thought the costumes were a little over the top, particularly when it came to the use of garish colours - this made it look more cos-play than medieval swordsmen battling it out. Adaptation of the story was fine, as was most of the acting. The anime has since been released - I would recommend that instead for a good feel of the unique style of the original manga.

Incredible movie. Acting, cinematography, action scenes, attention to detail, perfect samurai film.