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Versus

Versus

Witness a battle no one has ever seen.

20006.32h 0m

Overview

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
Written by Yudai Yamaguchi, Ryuhei Kitamura
Produced by Keishiro Shin
Box OfficeBudget: $400K0

Top Cast

Tak Sakaguchi

Tak Sakaguchi

Prisoner KSC2-303

Hideo Sakaki

Hideo Sakaki

The Man

Kenji Matsuda

Kenji Matsuda

Yakuza Leader with Butterfly Knife

Minoru Matsumoto

Minoru Matsumoto

Crazy Yakuza with Amulet

Y

Yuichiro Arai

Motorcycle-riding Yakuza with Revolver

Chieko Misaka

Chieko Misaka

The Girl

K

Kazuhito Ohba

Yakuza with Glasses

T

Takehiro Katayama

Red-haired Assassin

A

Ayumi Yoshihara

Long-haired Female Assassin

Shoichiro Masumoto

Shoichiro Masumoto

One-handed Cop

Themes & Keywords

japansamuraiyakuzaforestescaped convictzombieback from the deadchanbaraabduction

About Versus

Versus is a horror, fantasy, action, thriller, adventure film released in 2000 exploring themes of japan, samurai, yakuza, forest, escaped convict, zombie. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, it stars Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Kenji Matsuda. A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

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