They are often breathtaking fight sequences, as Miike finds ways to make these one-on-one affairs distinctly unforgettable. They are wildly exaggerated affairs, complete with supernatural powers and wire-based combat and geysers of blood. It basically breaks down to a series of one-on-one fights between Manji and, for at least the first hour, members of Anotsu’s team of assassins. This is Miike closer to his gonzo violent style of the '90s and '00s than he's been in a long time. Owing a great deal to the fact that this is based on a manga that ran for 30 volumes, “Blade of the Immortal” is remarkably episodic.
Of course, “Blade of the Immortal” isn’t all about codes and politics-it’s mostly about blood and guts. Manji is a practitioner of a lost art and style, which again feels like something only a man who has made 100 films could adequately convey. Forms of combat become a major current in “Blade of the Immortal,” especially as more and more styles come into play and politics between rival schools become important. That final phrase is key to the narrative of “Blade of the Immortal.” Kagehisa Anotsu (the nearly movie-stealing Sota Fukushi), the man who leads the assassins who killed Rin’s father, comes from a different school of swordplay and represents a darker, more violent future for the samurai warrior. Of course, Manji gets a final chance to matter to someone when he’s found by a girl named Rin Asano ( Hana Sugisaki) after her parents are killed by group of assassins who are trying to change the way of the samurai. He is not an immortal in the superhero sense of the word, but an immortal in the way that we often see ghosts represented in fiction-as people forced to stay on Earth and forever regret their sins.
He has had generations to mourn the loss of the only person he cared about and lament the code of honor he can no longer follow. “Blade of the Immortal” tells the story of Manji ( Takuya Kimura), a samurai who is blessed/cursed with immortality.
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