‘Blade of the Immortal’ Trailer: Takashi Miike Brings a Lethal Warrior to Cannes
Takashi Miike‘s latest samurai film, “Blade of the Immortal” (“Mugen no jûnin”), is one of the five films screening Out of Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The movie — the 100th for the Japanese director — was produced by Academy Award winner Jeremy Thomas (“The Last Emperor”). The film stars Takuya Kimura in the lead role.
Based on Hiroaki Samura’s eponymous manga series, the film follows a masterful samurai named Manji (Kimura) who is cursed with immortality as a result of an epic battle. He’s haunted by the murder of his sister, and resorts to fighting evil in order to regain his soul. He helps a young girl (Hana Sugisaki) avenge her parents’ killing by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu (Sôta Fukushi), but that mission will change Manji forever. The cast also includes Ebizô Ichikawa, Min Tanaka, and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
Magnet Releasing recently acquired U.S. rights to the film. Check out the trailer below.
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