Death Trance (2005)

An unknown time. An unknown place. Without reasons. With no future. His only desire is - Destruction. I'ts good versus evil, and the awakening of an unlikely hero with ultra-kinetic action to create the "action" spectacle of the year.

Director:

Yûji Shimomura

Writers:

Jun'ya Katô (screenplay), Shinichi Fujita (screenplay)

Stars:

Tak Sakaguchi, Takamasa Suga, Kentaro Seagal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tak Sakaguchi	...	Grave
Takamasa Suga	...	Ryuen
Kentaro Seagal	...	Sid
Yûki Takeuchi	...	Yuri
Ben Hiura	...	Archbishop
Honoka Asada	...	Girl
Yôko Fujita	...	Goddess of Destruction
Osamu Takahashi	...	Master
Chuck Johnson	...	Muscleman
Kei Sasegawa	...	Capoeira User
Masumi Shirai	...	Sword-Wielding Sister (Left)
Mie Nakao	...	Sword-Wielding Sister (Right)
Masaki Inatome	...	Ninja A / Flying Vampire 01
Hitoshi Fukushima	...	Ninja B
Naohiro Kawamoto	...	Flying Vampire 02

Storyline

An unknown time. An unknown place. Without reasons. With no future. His only desire is... Destruction! Death Trance combines the themes of good versus evil, and the awakening of an unlikely hero with ultra-kinetic action to create the "action" spectacle of the year!

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Plot Keywords:

japan | japanese | surrealism | supernatural power | magical sword | 

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Taglines:

His only desire is destruction!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 May 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Death Trance

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fever Dreams, Media Suits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.95:1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Japanese metal band Dir en Grey provided the soundtrack for the film.

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Crazy Credits

The credits are shown in both English and Japanese.

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Connections

References Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

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Soundtracks

Clever Sleazoid
Performed by Dir en Grey

User Reviews

Final Fantasy meets Storm Riders

So what can I say about Death Trance, personally I loved it. I am huge fan of anime and most importantly of the final fantasy series and to see someone have the balls to pull off this sort of genre is a statement in itself. Unfortunately we do get the bad apples like "ultraviolet". The overall story is comprehensible to a certain point, only real problem I see was there was not enough back story to support what is going on. It's like being kidnapped and strapped onto a roller-coaster with a blind fold on, you know what's going on around you but you're not exactly sure how you even got there in the first place. Tak Sakaguchi does well as Grave, his demeanor suited this character more so than his counter part in "versus". The supporting cast do a great job of filling the void of this somewhat empty world and in typical Sakaguchi fashion the fight scenes can be somewhat lengthy. But seriously seeing a lone samurai smacking the crap out of Zombies with a stick in a forest full of vampiric spidermen is just classic. The heavy metal music sets the mood for the battles and fit in perfectly. It's not the greatest movie in the world but I guarantee you play this at a party and people will have their eyes glued. Death Trance's special fx is without doubt AMAZING, no ands ifs or buts. If the lack of story is what hinders the movie, the SFX more than make up for that. If you're looking to run through a quick final fantasy-esquire like story then rent it at blockbuster. If you really like it then keep it and pay the rest. That's what I'm doing, this is definitely a good "unknown" movie to pull out on your friends. Overall I dig this movie, they stepped out and tried something new with this movie and I think they pull it off nicely.

9/10

and that's the final word.