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Versus

  • 20002000
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
13K
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Versus (2000)
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
There are 666 portals that connect this world to the other side. These are concealed from all human beings. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal.... The forest of resurrection.There are 666 portals that connect this world to the other side. These are concealed from all human beings. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal.... The forest of resurrection.There are 666 portals that connect this world to the other side. These are concealed from all human beings. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal.... The forest of resurrection.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
13K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ryûhei Kitamura
  • Writers
    • Ryûhei Kitamura(screenplay)
    • Yudai Yamaguchi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tak Sakaguchi
    • Hideo Sakaki
    • Chieko Misaka
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ryûhei Kitamura
  • Writers
    • Ryûhei Kitamura(screenplay)
    • Yudai Yamaguchi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tak Sakaguchi
    • Hideo Sakaki
    • Chieko Misaka
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    • 225User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Tak Sakaguchi
    Tak Sakaguchi
    • Prisoner KSC2-303as Prisoner KSC2-303
    Hideo Sakaki
    • The Manas The Man
    Chieko Misaka
    • The Girlas The Girl
    Kenji Matsuda
    • Yakuza Leader with butterfly knifeas Yakuza Leader with butterfly knife
    Yuichiro Arai
    • Motorcycle-riding yakuza with revolveras Motorcycle-riding yakuza with revolver
    Minoru Matsumoto
    • Crazy yakuza with amuletas Crazy yakuza with amulet
    Kazuhito Ohba
    • Yakuza with glassesas Yakuza with glasses
    Takehiro Katayama
    • Red-haired assassinas Red-haired assassin
    Ayumi Yoshihara
    • Long-haired female assassinas Long-haired female assassin
    Shôichirô Masumoto
    • One-handed copas One-handed cop
    Toshiro Kamiaka
    • Samurai warrioras Samurai warrior
    Yukihito Tanikado
    • Cop with Barrettas Cop with Barrett
    Hoshimi Asai
    • Short-haired female assassinas Short-haired female assassin
    Ryosuke Watabe
    • Yakuza zombie in alligator-skin coatas Yakuza zombie in alligator-skin coat
    Motonari Komiya
    • Other prisoneras Other prisoner
    Reika Kirishima
      Hideo Kojima
      Hideo Kojima
      • Extraas Extra
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Ryûhei Kitamura
      • Writers
        • Ryûhei Kitamura(screenplay)
        • Yudai Yamaguchi(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        (at around 12 mins) One of the thugs was shot dead at the beginning of the movie, because the director Ryûhei Kitamura disliked the actor who portrayed him.
      • Goofs
        (at around 42 mins) One of the detectives says (in the subtitled version) that he was trained at FBI HQ at Langley. Langley is the headquarters of the CIA, not the FBI. This fits the character, though, who seems to lie about his abilities throughout the movie.
      • Quotes

        Cop with Barrett: You can't hit me! I have five hundred times faster reflexes than Mike Tyson!

      • Alternate versions
        German rental version is cut for violence/gore to secure a "Not under 18" rating. The Retail Special Edition DVD will be uncut.
      • Connections
        Featured in Hagan Reviews: Versus (2014)

      User reviews225

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      Top review
      7/10
      Gruesome, Insane, Gore and Bizarre Zombie Movie
      There are 666 concealed portals that connect the world of the living to the world of the dead. In Japan, two prisoners runaway through the Forest of Resurrection, where the 444th portal is located, to meet a group of criminals that had organized their escape. One of the convicts sees a kidnapped young woman and argues with the leader of the gangsters. There is a shooting, and one of the mobsters is killed. However, a couple of minutes later, the dead rises and attacks his former mates. They realize the resurrection power of the forest, and the criminals become concerned, since they used the location to dump their victims in the spot. Suddenly they are attacked by a great number of zombies and have to fight to survive. But when the boss of the gangsters arrives, the survivor prisoner sees that his fate is to fight against his opponent.

      The cult "Versus" is a gruesome, insane, gore and bizarre zombie movie. The brainless non-sense story is shot in one location in the woods, is full of action, very funny, fast paced and entertaining, with great choreography of the fights. The anti-hero has killed forty-three persons, faces very cruel bad guys (but we never hear their names), rescues the girl saying that he is feminist, but hits her head every time he needs to fight, meaning all the time. The leader of the bad guys with the knife is very funny and I had a lot of fun with this original film. My vote is seven.

      Title (Brazil): "O Portal da Ressurreição" ("The Portal of Resurrection")

      Note: On 08 Dec 2020 I saw this film again.
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      • Release date
        • February 20, 2002 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Противостояние
      • Production companies
        • WEVCO Produce Company
        • napalm FiLMS
        • KSS
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      • Budget
        • $400,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $55,500
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 59 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39:1

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