Check out the Japanese trailer below for the live-action Blade of the Immortal movie from WB, which adapts Hiroaki Samura’s samurai action manga.
Blade of the Immortal is set for an April 29th release in Japan from director Takashi Miike, who is known for 13 Assassins.
Synopsis:
Directed by Takashi Miike and starring Takuya Kimura from the idol group SMAP, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL is the story of Manji, a warrior cursed with immortality after his actions caused the death of 100 samurai… a curse that will hold until he kills 100 evil men. Manji is recruited by Rin Asano (Hana Sugisaki), to take vengeance against the men who killed her parents.
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