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Izo

Izo

The world never can be changed.

20046.12h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Shigenori Takechi
Produced by Taizo Fukumaki, Fujio Matsushima
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Top Cast

Kazuya Nakayama

Kazuya Nakayama

Okada Izo

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Saya

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

His Highness

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Yakuza Boss

Ryôsuke Miki

Ryôsuke Miki

Hanpeita

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Chief of the Palace

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Samurai

Masato

Masato

Ronin

Bob Sapp

Bob Sapp

Monk

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Chancellor

Themes & Keywords

assassinsamuraiswordbeheadingsymbolismtime traveltimemurderspacelordtokyo, japanmassacreragetorso cut in halfrebirthcapturedimperialcrucifiedcontinuumrevenge murderer

About Izo

Izo is a action, drama, fantasy film released in 2004 exploring themes of assassin, samurai, sword, beheading, symbolism, time travel. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Kazuya Nakayama, Kaori Momoi, Ryuhei Matsuda. 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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