![]() ![]() ![]() Just as he is about to kill her, Manji takes a hand, but lets him run away. Mugai-ryū's member Shira attacks Rin after she intervened in his attempt to rape a prostitute that the Ittō-ryū hired to pose as Kagehisa. The duo later encounter the Mugai-ryū, learning that Kagehisa is going to Mt. ![]() Rin intervenes, telling her that she seeks vengeance because of the death of his parents whom she loved and Makie leaves them quietly. She reveals that she has been wondering if she is fighting for the right cause and that she has thought of leaving the group. While Makie had the upper hand, she cannot not bring herself to kill Manji. Manji and Rin later arrive in Fukagawa where they encounter Kagehisa's loyal follower Makie Otono-Tachibana. Manji later encounters the Ittō-ryū member Eiku Shizuma, but is defeated. Magatsu is defeated, but is spared as he reveals Manji's immortality to the other Ittō-ryū members. Word of Sabato's death reaches Kagehisa after setting up the Ittō-ryū's contract with Kagimura Habaki for a place in the shogunate, sending Taito Magatsu to deal with Rin and her bodyguard. While Manji reluctantly agrees when a Ittō-ryū member Sabato Kuroi who had the severed head of Rin's mother mounted on his left shoulder. As there was nothing left to live for, he accepts his death, but Yaobikuni implants "sacred bloodworms" into his body, which heal him.ĥ2 years later: Manji is now an ageless immortal, who is approached by a young girl named Rin Asano who requests his aid as a bodyguard to help avenge the death of her father, Kurose, at the hands of Kagehisa Anotsu and the Ittō-ryū, a society of samurai assassins whom he leads. In retaliation Manji kills every member of the group, but is mortally wounded. When Manji does comply with the rōnins' demands, they proceed to kill Machi. While on the run, Machi is found being held hostage by a large group of rōnin out for a bounty on Manji's head. Manji chose to care for his now insane sister Machi. Manji is a samurai on the run after following his superior's order to kill a corrupt lord and his followers. See also: List of Blade of the Immortal characters Samura expressed satisfaction when watching the final product. It also achieved good sales in Japan and abroad with its home media release. Grossing $8.4 million at the box office, the film failed to meet expectations however, the film received generally positive reviews from critics for the handling of the fight scenes and the relationship between the two protagonists. The film premiered out of competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and was released theatrically in Japan by Warner Bros. Sugisaki, on the other hand, was chosen for her energetic role in a commercial. ![]() The director chose Kimura for the role of Manji due to the actor's popularity, something which he felt was similar to that of the manga. Miike explored different themes in the story, such as revenge, but in a more complex manner, as he saw Manji as a "dark hero", while the production team found it difficult to write multiple fight scenes to fit the film's duration. The narrative focuses on the immortal samurai Manji (Kimura) who becomes the bodyguard of an orphan teenager named Rin Asano (Sugisaki) as they go on a journey of vengeance against the members of the Ittō-ryū samurai who killed the child's parents. It is based on the successful manga series by Hiroaki Samura. Blade of the Immortal ( Japanese: 無限の住人, Hepburn: Mugen no jūnin) is a 2017 samurai action film starring Takuya Kimura and Hana Sugisaki and directed by Takashi Miike. ![]()
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