Blade of the Immortal

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Blade of the Immortal

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2017

2h 31m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Drama

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Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen.

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Critics Consensus

Blade of the Immortal highlights Takashi Miike's flair for balletic violence, making up what it lacks in strict originality with rich characterizations and kinetic thrills.

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

Aug 25, 2018

4/5

A gruelling, blood-soaked and often darkly comic samurai epic with a huge body count, Blade of the Immortal is an outrageous delight.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Dec 11, 2017

4/5

An imaginative, gory, frenetic samurai carve-em-up, there's an irresistible energy about the project from the get-go.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Dec 10, 2017

3/5

It's a stylish slash fest, which delivers visceral thrills along with quietly striking moments of beauty.

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Jamie Healy

Radio Times

May 2, 2024

4/5

A landmark film in a helter-skelter career, Blade of the Immortal proves beyond any doubt that Miike is a master of action, mayhem and storytelling.

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Sean Axmaker

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Mar 4, 2023

... Miike delivers flying limbs, spraying blood, and fields of corpses with flamboyant style and a mordant sense of humor.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Aug 31, 2021

9/10

Take the fantasy elements out and Blade of the Immortal is a brilliantly effective throwback to the "chanbara" sword-fighting films of the 1960s.

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Chris L

@Chris462 Aug 8, 2026

Couldn't get through it - action stopped half way through, and all that was left was an extremely basic dialogue and plot.

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Eloise M.

@Weeze72 Apr 3, 2026

Despite its flashes of humor and stylized action, Blade of the Immortal comes across as unoriginal, recycling genre conventions without adding meaningful depth

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Brenda B

@Pengwynbrenda Jan 19, 2026

Great thrilling action! Love Kimura Takuya as Manji as he shows his love for his sister as well as Rin. Excellent acting by the immortal samurai and the young teenager.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 16, 2025

2 hours and 31 minutes of feudal Japan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R Bloody Violence and Carnage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $149,200.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With a worldwide gross of $7,162,617.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anderson O

@Platinum2027 Jul 12, 2024

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.

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Synopsis

Cursed with immortality, a highly skilled samurai in feudal Japan promises to help a young woman avenge the death of her parents. Their mission leads them into a bloody battle with a ruthless warrior and his band of master swordsmen.

Director: Takashi Miike
Producer: Shigeji Maeda, Misako Saka, Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter: Tetsuya Oishi
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Warner Bros., Oriental Light and Magic, Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
Rating: R (Bloody Violence and Carnage)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $149.2K
Runtime: 2h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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