# Blade of the Immortal (2017)

> An immortal ronin escorts a grieving girl through a brutally choreographed quest for revenge against a lethal sword school.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/286773

## Facts

- Runtime: 140 min
- Genres: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
- Director: Takashi Miike
- Cast: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sota Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara, Erika Toda, Kazuki Kitamura, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shinnosuke Mitsushima
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5084170/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: kinetic, visceral, outrageous, action movie night, samurai cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A cursed samurai battles his way through a world of vengeance and redemption.

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- [Izo (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/7217)
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- [Lady Snowblood (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/1729)
- [Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/61091)
- [Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/127658)
- [47 Ronin (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/44750)
- [Sword of the Stranger (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/8200)
- [ICHI (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/11796)
- [Shogun Assassin (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/9020)
- [Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/3279)

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