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Izo (2004)

128 min  -  Action | Drama | Fantasy   -  21 August 2004 (Japan)
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An executed samurai takes an existential journey throughout time, space and eternity in search of bloody vengeance.

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writer:

Shigenori Takechi (screenplay)

Stars:

Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi and Ryûhei Matsuda
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Cast

Credited cast:
Kazuya Nakayama Kazuya Nakayama ...
Okada Izo
Kaori Momoi
Ryûhei Matsuda Ryûhei Matsuda
Ryôsuke Miki Ryôsuke Miki
Yûya Uchida Yûya Uchida
Masumi Okada Masumi Okada
Hiroki Matsukata Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroshi Katsuno Hiroshi Katsuno
Masato Masato
Bob Sapp Bob Sapp
Takeshi Kitano
Daijiro Harada Daijiro Harada
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Taisaku Akino Taisaku Akino
Chisato Amate Chisato Amate
Mickey Curtis Mickey Curtis
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Storyline

We begin in 1865, when the Shogunate is on its last legs, but still capable of punishing its enemies. One is Izo (Kazuya Nakayama), an assassin in the service of Hanpeida (Ryosuke Miki), a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo, where he finds himself one with the city's homeless. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine, his entire soul still enraged by his treatment in his past life. His response to the powers-that-be, whose predecessors put him to death, is the sword. Written by nightwatch  

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Killing | Death | Samurai | Sword | City  | See more »

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Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller | War

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Izo: The World Can Never Be Changed See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

KSS, Excellent Film, Izo Partners See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Japan:  | Argentina: (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Version of Tenchu! (1969) See more »