Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Mugen no jûnin (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 2h 20min
- Action, Drama
- 03 Nov 2017 (USA)
- Movie
Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 10 nominations.
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Cast
Directed by
| Takashi Miike | ||
Written by
| Hiroaki Samura | ... | (manga) |
| Tetsuya Oishi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Osamu Aranami | ... | executive producer |
| Tetsu Fujimura | ... | associate producer |
| Keiji Kameyama | ... | executive producer |
| Alainée Kent | ... | associate producer |
| Hiroyoshi Koiwai | ... | executive producer |
| Shigeji Maeda | ... | producer |
| Nao Okawa | ... | executive producer |
| Toshiaki Okuno | ... | executive producer |
| Misako Saka | ... | producer |
| Jeong Tae-sung | ... | executive producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | ... | producer |
| Peter Watson | ... | executive producer |
| Osamu Yoshiba | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Kôji Endô | ||
Cinematography by
| Nobuyasu Kita | ||
Editing by
| Kenji Yamashita | ||
Editorial Department
| Kenta Adegawa | ... | data management: IMAGICA |
| Aya Aratani | ... | digital cinema mastering: IMAGICA |
| Ayako Handa | ... | data management: IMAGICA |
| Naoto Hosonuma | ... | data conform: IMAGICA |
| Akira Kamiya | ... | assistant editor |
| Jun Nakamura | ... | recording |
| Yûsuke Nakano | ... | digital optical: IMAGICA (as Yusuke Nakano) |
| Nobuyuki Niibe | ... | Dit: Imagica |
| Madoka Osanai | ... | digital cinema mastering: IMAGICA |
| Kyôsuke Sakai | ... | technical director: IMAGICA (as Kyosuke Sakai) |
| Hyunjoon Shim | ... | colour grading: IMAGICA |
| Miho Takatsuka | ... | digital cinema mastering: IMAGICA |
| Tetsuji Yamashita | ... | colour grading: IMAGICA |
Production Design by
| Toshiyuki Matsumiya | ||
Set Decoration by
| Koji Kiwanami | ... | (as Hiroshi Kiwanami) |
Costume Design by
| Yûya Maeda | ||
Makeup Department
| Junko Ishibe | ... | makeup & hair artist |
| Masashi Kawata | ... | makeup artist |
| Makiko Kitagawa | ... | hair stylist |
| Michiko Koike | ... | hair stylist |
| Mari | ... | makeup & hair artist |
| Yuichi Matui | ... | special make-up |
| Norihiro Miyoshi | ... | special make-up |
| Yae Nakayama | ... | makeup & hair assistant |
| Koji Ohmura | ... | makeup artist |
| Keisuke Sakai | ... | makeup & hair: Takuya Kimura |
| Koji Tanaka | ... | tattoo artist |
| Noboru Tomizawa | ... | hair and make-up director |
Production Management
| Tomonori Aoki | ... | production manager |
| Kanoko Emoto | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Takuya Fujii | ... | assistant director support |
| Yoshihisa Kono | ... | assistant director |
| Tomonobu Koshi | ... | assistant director |
| Ryûsuke Kurahashi | ... | assistant director |
| Ken'ichirô Nishiumi | ... | assistant director support |
| Toi Sonoda | ... | assistant director |
| Masayuki Yamaguchi | ... | assistant director |
| Yoshitaka Yamaguchi | ... | assistant director support |
Art Department
| Takashi Aonuma | ... | painter |
| Shohei Enoki | ... | painter |
| Akihito Fujiwara | ... | backgrounds |
| Yuichiro Hasegawa | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Hiroyoki Hata | ... | greensperson |
| Shûji Inoue | ... | special weapons moulder (as Shuji Inoue) |
| Emi Isayama | ... | backgrounds |
| Yoshihiro Ishimura | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Hiroyuki Jinbo | ... | special weapons moulder |
| Ryota Kotaka | ... | sets |
| Akira Maeda | ... | special weapons moulder |
| Mariko Maruyama | ... | painter |
| Kayoko Matsuda | ... | assistant art director |
| Tomoaki Matsuda | ... | fittings |
| Keita Morimoto | ... | special weapons moulder |
| Sho Nahata | ... | assistant art director |
| Yukio Nishikawa | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Yasuharu Nishimura | ... | sliding screens |
| Shintaro Okada | ... | painter |
| Mika Okamoto | ... | calligraphy |
| Yasuyoshi Ototake | ... | assistant art director |
| Akira Sakamoto | ... | special weapons master |
| Kozo Shima | ... | special props |
| Hiromitsu Souma | ... | storyboard artist |
| Natsuyo Tajima | ... | backgrounds |
| Yuriko Tsuneoka | ... | painter |
| Kouji Ueda | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Masahiko Yatake | ... | labourer |
| Akiko Yoshida | ... | painter |
Sound Department
| Masaya Honda | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hiromi Ijima | ... | foley artist |
| Akira Ito | ... | lead foley artist |
| Masatoshi Katsumata | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Sakura Katsumata | ... | foley artist |
| Haruna Kawashima | ... | sound assistant |
| Keiichi Kobayashi | ... | sound support |
| Sho Nahata | ... | sound support |
| Kentarô Oguro | ... | sound assistant |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | lead foley artist |
| Sosuke Ota | ... | studio coordinator |
| Norihito Sorimachi | ... | sound assistant |
| Naoki Takeda | ... | studio engineer |
| Shintaro Yamaguchi | ... | studio engineer |
| Yoshio Yuwaki | ... | sound support |
Special Effects by
| Fumihiko Aida | ... | gun effects |
| Akiko Iwasaki | ... | costume fabricator |
| Masaki Kuroda | ... | special effects |
| Satoshi Narumi | ... | special effects |
| Toshihiko Sakurai | ... | costume fabricator |
| Shinichi Tanihata | ... | costume fabricator |
| Takuya Toda | ... | costume fabricator |
| Hiroaki Tsujikawa | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Satoshi Hashimoto | ... | compositing supervisor: OLM Digital |
| Inbok Hwang | ... | vfx director: TMS Jinni's |
| Tomoyuki Isobe | ... | vfx coordinator: Drawiz |
| Katsumi Iwata | ... | digital artist: Nice+Day |
| Shi Jie | ... | digital artist: FLUX |
| Aya Jinno | ... | digital artist: TMS Jinni's |
| Tatsuya Kageyama | ... | vfx director: Nice+Day |
| Kairi Kaneda | ... | cg director: Nice+Day |
| Kai Kawade | ... | vfx coordinator: OLM Digital |
| Hiroki Kawashima | ... | vfx producer: TMS Jinni's |
| Yutaro Koizumi | ... | digital artist: FLUX |
| Waka Komatsu | ... | digital artist: Drawiz |
| Taichi Kona | ... | lead digital artist: Drawiz |
| Shôgo Matsuoka | ... | compositor: OLM Digital (as Shogo Matsuoka) |
| Yasuaki Miyatake | ... | vfx producer: FLUX |
| Arika Mizushima | ... | compositor: OLM Digital |
| Koyumi Moteki | ... | vfx coordinator: OLM Digital |
| Goro Nakano | ... | compositor: OLM Digital |
| Keiki Nishimura | ... | vfx coordinator: Nice+Day |
| Kaori Ohtagaki | ... | vfx supervisor: OLM Digital |
| Atsuko Okami | ... | vfx producer: Drawiz |
| Nobuyuki Okuizumi | ... | compositor: OLM Digital |
| Joko Priyono | ... | rotoscope artist: Nice Idea Indonesia |
| Harris Reggy | ... | rotoscope supervisor: Nice Idea Indonesia |
| Ricky Rohmanu | ... | rotoscope artist: Nice Idea Indonesia |
| Takuya Sakazaki | ... | vfx coordinator: Nice+Day |
| Jun Satake | ... | vfx coordinator: TMS Jinni's |
| Kôichirô Satô | ... | lead compositor: OLM Digital |
| Yukihiro Shibamoto | ... | matte painter: Nice+Day |
| Keisuke Sori | ... | digital artist: Drawiz |
| Ken Suu | ... | digital artist: Drawiz |
| Shûsuke Tahara | ... | compositor: OLM Digital (as Shusuke Tahara) |
| Mamoru Takahashi | ... | lead compositor: OLM Digital |
| Yusuke Takahashi | ... | digital artist: FLUX |
| Shino Tanaka | ... | digital artist: Nice+Day |
| Kevin Terahadi | ... | rotoscope artist: Nice Idea Indonesia |
| Shinya Watabe | ... | lead digital artist: FLUX |
| Kiyofumi Ôta | ... | compositor: OLM Digital (as Kiyofumi Ohta) |
Stunts
| Makoto Arakawa | ... | stunt performer |
| Masayoshi Deguchi | ... | stunts |
| Atsushi Ezawa | ... | stunt performer |
| Tatsuya Fuchii | ... | stunt performer |
| Risa Fukui | ... | stunt performer |
| Shota Fukumura | ... | stunt performer |
| Kôichi Funayama | ... | stunt performer |
| Ken Goto | ... | stunt performer |
| Daisuke Hibari | ... | stunt performer |
| Takuya Iida | ... | stunt performer |
| Toshi Ito | ... | stunt performer |
| Eiji Kamada | ... | stunt performer |
| Masataka Kanoh | ... | stunt performer |
| Hiroaki Kato | ... | stunt performer |
| Naohiro Kawamoto | ... | stunt performer |
| Namihei Koshige | ... | stunt performer |
| Ren Kuroshima | ... | stunt performer |
| Kôhei Majima | ... | stunt performer |
| Kenjô Matsûra | ... | stunt performer |
| Yasuhiro Miyagawa | ... | stunt performer |
| Hiroyuki Muraoka | ... | stunt performer |
| Ryo Nakanishi | ... | stunt performer |
| Takeshi Nakayama | ... | stunt performer |
| Nobuyuki Obikane | ... | stunt performer |
| Haruka Ohshima | ... | stunt double / stunt double: Erika Toda / stunt performer |
| Norikazu Oka | ... | stunt performer |
| Masahito Okamoto | ... | stunt performer |
| Hiroaki Oohashi | ... | stunt performer |
| Kazuhiko Ozaki | ... | stunt performer |
| Yukihiro Sakate | ... | stunt performer |
| Kenji Sato | ... | stunt performer |
| Hiroo Sawa | ... | stunt performer |
| Yasuaki Sekita | ... | stunt performer |
| Daigo Shibata | ... | stunt performer |
| Naruto Shigemi | ... | stunt performer |
| Masaki Sugawara | ... | stunt performer |
| Yusei Suzuki | ... | stunt performer |
| Yoshimitsu Tada | ... | stunt performer |
| Hiroki Takano | ... | stunt performer |
| Kôichirô Takashima | ... | stunt performer (as Kouichiro Takashima) |
| Yuji Takatsuki | ... | stunt performer |
| Velo Takeda | ... | stunt performer |
| Keiji Tsujii | ... | stunts |
| Tomoki Tsukada | ... | stunt performer |
| Ryo Watanabe | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tomonori Fujita | ... | assistant camera |
| Kenichi Hamada | ... | lighting support |
| Kohei Matsumoto | ... | assistant grip |
| Takayuki Matsumoto | ... | assistant camera |
| Norihiko Matsumura | ... | genny operator |
| Akitoshi Minami | ... | b camera operator |
| Naohisa Mori | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Hiroshi Murata | ... | lighting support |
| Masaya Odabe | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Takuya Orita | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Ryota Sato | ... | assistant grip |
| Shinichi Sato | ... | assistant grip |
| Synsuke Sato | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Yuta Shibata | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Genchin Takada | ... | lighting support |
| Hiroaki Takahashi | ... | assistant grip |
| Kotaro Takei | ... | b camera assistant |
| Takeshi Tezuka | ... | lighting support |
| Tetsuya Tomohisa | ... | assistant grip |
| Makoto Tsuchiya | ... | assistant camera |
| Teizo Tsunoda | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Moritaka Uchima | ... | assistant camera |
| Kanichi Uetake | ... | assistant grip |
| Yoshimi Watabe | ... | gaffer |
| Seiji Watarai | ... | key grip |
| Toshikatsu Yanagawa | ... | assistant grip |
Casting Department
| Chihiro Hirade | ... | casting assistant |
| Tomoyuki Imai | ... | casting producer |
| Masako Ito | ... | casting: Kyoto |
| Miki Ito | ... | casting assistant: Kyoto |
| Tsuyoshi Sugino | ... | casting producer |
| Shinya Zenda | ... | casting producer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kensuke Furuhata | ... | wardrobe |
| Kazusa Kaneko | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Ikue Katayama | ... | costume support |
| Takashi Matsuda | ... | costume support |
| Nahoko Tamura | ... | costume support |
| Yoshihiro Ueda | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Hiroyuki Akita | ... | music recording engineer |
| Chiharu Kuroki | ... | music collaboration |
| Changseop Lee | ... | music collaboration |
| Sachiko Miyano | ... | music collaboration |
| Satoru Mochizuki | ... | music collaboration |
| Toshihiro Nakamoto | ... | shamisen instructor |
| Tomoki Nishio | ... | music collaboration |
| Tsutomu Satomi | ... | music collaboration |
| Mika Shigemori | ... | shamisen instructor |
| Kim Slab | ... | music collaboration |
| Toshihiro Sugita | ... | music supervisor |
| Minoru Tanaka | ... | music recording engineer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Yasu Tanaka | ... | script analyst (as Yasuhiko Tanaka) |
Transportation Department
| Hiroaki Kodera | ... | lighting truck driver |
Additional Crew
| Toji Aida | ... | press material writer |
| Kosuke Akiyama | ... | production assistant |
| Sakiko Aoki | ... | regional advertising |
| Moeka Arita | ... | production intern |
| Kyoko Asano | ... | regional advertising |
| Natsumi Daizen | ... | regional advertising |
| Tetsu Fujimura | ... | production committee: Filosophia |
| Kohei Fukungaga | ... | assistant to period advisor |
| Kenichi Furuya | ... | security supervisor |
| Tom Grievson | ... | for HanWay Films |
| Naoyuki Haga | ... | behind the scenes |
| Kinsuimi Hanayagi | ... | movement coach |
| Takayuki Higaki | ... | web publicity |
| Mikihiko Hirata | ... | planner |
| Masato Hoshiko | ... | production intern |
| Hideyuki Igarashi | ... | production committee: Kodansha |
| Takeshi Ikeda | ... | poster still photography |
| Mike Im | ... | production committee: CJ E&M |
| Nobutaka Irie | ... | poster still photography |
| Chinatsu Izumi | ... | movement coach |
| Akira Kanai | ... | planning supervisor |
| Momoko Kawakita | ... | production committee: TV Asahi |
| Justin Kelly | ... | for HanWay Films |
| Kini S. Kim | ... | production committee: CJ E&M |
| Na-yeong Kim | ... | production committee: CJ E&M |
| Tokunaga Kimura | ... | marketing producer |
| Toru Kitajima | ... | planning supervisor |
| Kuniomi Kitani | ... | movement coach |
| Tomoki Kitano | ... | website designer |
| Yumiko Kiyokawa | ... | regional advertising |
| Chiyori Kohara | ... | regional advertising |
| Toshiki Komatsu | ... | production support |
| Kousaku Kondo | ... | production committee: KEN ON |
| Kazumi Kurigami | ... | poster still photography |
| Michelle Kwon | ... | production committee: CJ E&M |
| Richard Lormand | ... | publicist: International |
| Ian MacDougall | ... | English subtitles |
| Nicole Mackey | ... | for HanWay Films |
| Eimi Maeda | ... | publicist |
| Thomas Mann | ... | for hanway films |
| Jungo Maruta | ... | planner |
| Miho Matori | ... | production committee: OLM |
| Shinako Matsuda | ... | production committee: GYAO |
| Yoon Min | ... | production committee: CJ E&M |
| Akemi Miura | ... | production intern |
| Sung-joo Moon | ... | production committee: CJ E&M |
| Natsumi Morita | ... | production intern |
| Mayumi Motohashi | ... | art design assistant |
| Yuki Murata | ... | production intern |
| Tarô Nagamatsuya | ... | production committee: J Storm |
| Kôya Nagasawa | ... | behind the scenes |
| Tomoya Naka | ... | production intern |
| Shinji Namekawa | ... | production committee: TV Asahi (as Shingo Namekawa) |
| Arata Nishi | ... | production committee: TV Asahi |
| Tetsuro Nobechi | ... | regional advertising |
| Asuka Ogawa | ... | production intern |
| Takehiro Ohkawa | ... | production committee: TV Asahi |
| Kana Ohki | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Masahiro Oki | ... | poster still photography |
| Shogo Okusu | ... | production committee: J Storm |
| Genshu Sakai | ... | production support |
| Akino Sakamoto | ... | production intern |
| Kaori Sankai | ... | publicist |
| Yukiko Saruya | ... | publicist |
| Motoi Sasaki | ... | production committee: TV Asahi |
| Sanae Seki | ... | publicist |
| Saori Sekiguchi | ... | title designer |
| Hiroshi Shimada | ... | art direction/design |
| Ako Sotomaeda | ... | production intern |
| Jan Spielhoff | ... | for HanWay Films |
| Marie Gabrielle Stewart | ... | For HanWay Films (as Gabrielle Stewart) |
| Kazuyuki Suzuki | ... | special fabricator |
| Shigeyasu Suzuki | ... | production committee: OLM |
| Yui Suzuki | ... | production support |
| Ken Tajima | ... | production accountant |
| Sho Takano | ... | production committee: TV Asahi |
| Takuya Takatsuka | ... | art department accountant |
| Takema Takayama | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Yuichi Takeuchi | ... | production intern |
| Hiro Tanaka | ... | production intern |
| Tomohiro Tanaka | ... | trailer/tv commercial production |
| Chiaki Tokunaga | ... | regional advertising |
| Yoshinori Tokuyasu | ... | assistant marketing producer |
| Koichiro Tomita | ... | regional advertising |
| Tatsuya Tsuchida | ... | regional advertising |
| Hana Tsuchikawa | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Jun'ichirô Tsuchiya | ... | production committee: Kodansha (as Junichiro Tsuchiya) |
| Teruo Tsuda | ... | title designer |
| Kayoko Tsujimura | ... | production committee: KEN ON |
| Katsuyuki Tsukahara | ... | production committee: Kodansha |
| Yuko Ueno | ... | publicist |
| Hideko Yamada | ... | production committee: OLM |
| Akiko Yamamoto | ... | press material writer |
| Rikki Yamasawa | ... | web publicity |
| Yoshihiko Yamazaki | ... | production committee: Kodansha |
| Tsutomu Yanagimura | ... | production committee: GYAO |
| Chie Yasukawa | ... | web publicity |
| Takeshi Yokoi | ... | behind the scenes |
| Kazuhiro Yokoyama | ... | production committee: CJ Entertainment Japan |
| Daisuke Yoshihara | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Akihiro Yuasa | ... | website designer |
| Manabu Ôishi | ... | period advisor (as Manabu Oishi) |
| Mitsuru Ôshima | ... | production committee: OLM (as Mitsuru Ohshima) |
| Matt Jarman | ... | audio describer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros.
- Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- CJ E&M (Film Partners)
- Filosophia
- Gyao
- Ken-On
- Kôdansha
- Rakueisha (Production Services)
- Sega Sammy Entertainment
- TV Asahi
- Toei Kyoto Studios (Production Services)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2017) (Germany)
- Warner Bros. (2017) (Singapore)
- Icon Film Distribution Australia (2017) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Magnet Releasing (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Odeon (2017) (Greece) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (China)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (Indonesia)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (Korea)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (Thailand)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (Vietnam)
- Netflix (2018) (Singapore) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Sega Sammy Entertainment (funding)
- Seiryu (accounting company)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. |
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| Taglines | To save her life he will take a thousand others. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was promoted as being director Takashi Miike's 100th film, but it isn't. Although it was at one time his 100th directing credit on IMDb, that list also includes several TV series, TV episodes, and segments of other films. According to some calculations, Miike has directed over 100 works, including music videos and short films, but (at the time of Blade of the Immortal's release) fewer than 90 were feature films. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Blade of the Immortal (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Live to Die Another Day - Sonzai Shomei See more » |
| Quotes |
Rin Asano:
But do right and wrong matter when it's for people you love? See more » |