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Izo(Movie, 2004)

Original title: "IZO" (Japanese/JA)
2h 8min | Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy
IzoRating: 3.1/5 (with 3838 votes)
IZO is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th-century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheading in Tosa. Izo appeared previously in Hideo Gosha's Hitokiri (1969), then played by Shintaro Katsu. However, Miike's portrayal of the character (or rather his spirit) transcends reality (and time and space) and is more of a surrealist exposé of Izo's exceedingly bloody yet philosophical encounters in an afterlife heavy on symbolism, occasionally interrupted by stock footage of World War II accompanied by acid-folk singer Kazuki Tomokawa on guitar. Kazuya Nakayama plays Izo and the many characters he encounters on his journey include figures played by Takeshi Kitano and Bob Sapp. ()
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About Izo

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Translated into 9 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/21/2004
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Izo: The World Can Never Be Changed"
"Izô: Kaosu mataha fujôri no kijin"
"以蔵"
"Изо"

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