Ajin (2017)

A high school student discovers he is an Ajin, a demi-human being. He ends up a fugitive on the run because of his powers.

Director:

Katsuyuki Motohiro

Writers:

Gamon Sakurai (manga), Masahiro Yamaura

Stars:

Mamoru Miyano, Takeru Satoh, Minami Hamabe

Cast

Credited cast:
Mamoru Miyano	...	IBM (voice)
Takeru Satoh	...	Kei Nagai (as Takeru Satô)
Minami Hamabe	...	Eriko Naga
Gô Ayano	...	Sato
Tetsuji Tamayama	...	Yu Tosaki
Ken'ichi Suzumura	...	Noriaki Iwashimizu
Yûdai Chiba	...	Okuyama
Yûki Yamada	...	Takahashi
Rina Kawaei	...	Izumi Shimomura
Yû Shirota	...	Koji Tanaka

Storyline

War in Africa is suddenly sideswiped by the first known "Ajin" Demi-human who after death comes back to life and continues fighting! As more pop up around the globe Governments are capturing them to find out more about them. In Japan Nagai Kai a Highschool boy's world is turned upside down when he's hit by a truck killing him, but instantly he comes back to life! He just wants to be left alone but now he's the most wanted person in Japan being the third reported Ajin out of a worldwide population of 46 known, the government wants him. And he has to run!

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | immortal | demi god | vehicular accident | killed in an accident | 

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Taglines:

Dead and... alive.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

30 September 2017 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ajin: Demi-Human

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amuse,Dentsu,East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ken'ichi Suzumura, who voiced Sokabe in Ajin (2016), plays news reporter Noriaki Iwashimizu in this film. He got the role because his younger brother Masaki is working as an assistant to director Katsuyuki Motohiro.

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Connections

Remake of Ajin (2016)

User Reviews

Ajin : Immortal Demi Human as Weapon, but Would You become one?

What would you do if you become an immortal and can kill yourself to death only to be alive well again to kill yourself to be alive again? Ajin the live action tells the unusual story about half human half immortal beings or the demi-human called Ajin who seeks acceptance of their existence and rights from government through a series of terrorism after they are exposed to the world. It was based on a manga with the same name as the title. The story concern a nihilistic man named Nagai Kei (Takeru Satoh), who doesn't know that he is an ajin and later found out and get found out by people during an accident. Because they cannot die, people are treating them with fear and confusion, so he is being hunt and captive by the government for experiment purpose. During his confinement, he is tortured and then saved by a group of Ajin terrorist led by a charismatic ajin leader named Sato (Go Ayano). Nagai who only wants his peaceful life with his sister back and doesn't want to follow ajin revolution that sato proposed, and so they are now fighting against each other. It was human vs Ajin, with Nagai Kei the Ajin acts as the ace on the human side. As you know, that Ajin cannot die and will always be resurrected in their prime form after the death. So, the action promised on the film was top notch, you can see action that will not be possible on normal human action film. The interesting fact is that how creative they use their ability to not die to fight each other. And as Ajin they have a unique black particle Monster called BIM which they can control. It was pretty fun to watch how they use their limited power to control a fight and try to fight authorities. I personally watched it because I like takeru satoh since Kamen Rider Den-O and have always followed the manga since the beginning. And at first I think casting Go Ayano as Satoh seems like a mistake because he is a bit too young for playing satoh. But Hot Dang I was mistaken, he managed to bring unique charisma and charm to Satoh as a character. I really applaud for both of their acting in this film. For the moment the manga is still continuing, and if you want to know further about the difference between the live action and the manga you should read it. As for the live action itself, I really enjoyed it, the soundtrack used is pretty good ,the action is done pretty good, and most of all the action are so enjoyable because how creative they are. There are not many films that can adapt fantasy concept of a manga series, but I think that this live action for once managed to deliver it very very well. I really recommend it for those that like Japanese film or action film in general. It was an awesome ride even though the plot seems to be moving too fast.