Blade of the Immortal (2017)

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His path is paved in blood.

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.

• Released: 2017-04-29
• Genres: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 659 votes

Directed by Takashi Miike.

Top cast

• Takuya Kimura as Manji
• Hana Sugisaki as Machi / Rin Asano
• Sota Fukushi as Anotsu Kagehisa
• Hayato Ichihara as Shira
• Erika Toda as Makie Otono-Tachibana
• Kazuki Kitamura as Sabato Kuroi
• Chiaki Kuriyama as Hyakurin
• Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Taito Magatsu
• Ken Kaneko as Hishiyasu Shido
• Yōko Yamamoto as Yaobikuni

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Blade of the Immortal

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Channel 4 Plus; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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