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sword of the Immortal , the centesimal moving-picture show from Japanese action legend Takeshi Miike , now has a brutal bloodbath of a red band trailer . To round off his century - worth of stunning cinematic play , Miike has conform Hiroaki Samura ’s manga of the same name . Takuya Kimura ( Hero , Howl ’s Moving Castle ) stars as Manji , an unkillable warrior who ’s called into action to avenge a young girl ’s father .
The film come at a time where dealings between eastern culture and Hollywood are slightly strained . The recent adaption ofGhost in the Shellgarneredwhitewashing criticismsfor upchuck Scarlett Johansson as its protagonist , despite keeping the original manga ’s Japanese setting . Doctor Strangewas similarly criticized forcasting Tilda Swintonas the Tibetan mentor figure The Ancient One . And , most recently , Ed Skrein backed outofHellboyafter realizing that his character is meant to have Nipponese heritage .
Clearly , none of this drama has enervate Takeshi Miike . The author / manager , who ’s known for the epic samurai flick13 Assassinsamong many other films , has pulled together a stellar Japanese mould , with gifted child Hana Sugisaki starring alongside the action icon / ethnic phenomenon Takuya Kimura . Judging by this highly impressive trailer ( see above ) , they both had a lot of playfulness with the epic action and inter - character banter .
ThisBlade of the Immortaltrailer does a groovy caper at sell audiences on the film ’s concept and introduces the main player in elan , without blow any metre . There ’s plentiful space left over for hero scene , free bloodbath , and coy ribbing of what ’s in store . And with the trailer comes a patch sum-up , which excuse a little more about Manji ’s backstory and his flight in the movie :
“ Samurai Manji has take a lot of lives , both innocent and guilty , and now lives life in feudal Japan as a crook . After being cursed with immortality until he kill enough vicious man , Manji meets a young young lady who enlists him to be her body - sentry go . swear loyalty , protection and payback against the group of sword fighters who mow down her family , the improbable duo mark on a remarkable pursuance to make right field against those who did them haywire . ”
To take out an obligatory western compare , it ’s easy to see some similarity toDeadpoolhere : Manji is a outlaw that receives the undesirable gift of immortality , and he cease up using it for a personal vendetta . There ’s even some chop up off of hands in the trailer , and some impressive visual impression work to go with it . Blade of the Immortalboasts a playfulness and familiar plot of ground , bloody battles , top of the line visuals , a great stamp , and one of the safe action at law directors of all time - there ’s little reason tonotbe hyped for this film .
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Blade of the Immortalmakes its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin , TX , which runs September 21 - 28 . It begin a regular theatrical discharge on November 3 .
Source : Magnet Releasing
