"His path is paved in blood."
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.
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
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.
When his young sister is brutally slaughtered, fearsome warrior “Manji” (Takuya Kimura) exacts his revenge on the killer and on his army of soldiers. What’s left of him at the end, though, isn’t going to survive for long - until a mysterious lady arrives and pours bloodworms into his wounds. Next thing his limbs are reattached and he is gifted with an immortality. In the next fifty years he acquires quite a reputation and it’s that that the young “Rin” (Hana Sugisaki) wants to tap into after her own father is brutally murdered and she wants her own pound of flesh. Initially, he isn’t really interested in getting involved but before long he is embroiled in a series of acrobatic combat scenarios that test not just the recuperative powers of his worms, but also bring into question his own attitude to his immortality as he encounters others “blessed” or ought that to be “cursed” by the same gift. What I did like about this is the crafted sword-fighting. Though doubtless perfectly choreographed for the camera, they come across as more spontaneous, bloody and less repetitious - especially impressive as there a great many of them as this obviously far more substantial story is rather tightly condensed into a two hours that does leave the principal characterisations a bit undersold at times. On that front, there are probably just too many characters for us to really embrace, and even when we do get a more solid villain in “Anotsu” (Sôta Fukushi) things all seem a bit rushed. Honestly, perhaps this could have been a trilogy, with more time spent developing the stories more thoroughly and taking more time to keep us from becoming solely subsumed in all the gore. Still, I enjoyed it and it does raise quite a few philosophical questions about humanity, humility and revenge.
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
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A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
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In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a dark, murderous desire that has laid dormant within Shiki's soul ever since then.
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A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.
Second compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 9-13. Riko and Reg descend to the third and fourth layer where Riko has her first experience of the Curse.
Tomoe Enjou is attacked by bullies from his old school and saved by Shiki Ryougi. He asks her to hide him at her place and admits that he killed someone. Several days later, there are still no broadcasts about the murder as if it didn't happen... and when the victims are found, they're alive and unharmed.