Samurai fans get your katanas ready, because there are new stills of the live-action version of Blade of the Immortal.
The classic manga's movie is looking epic as stills of actress Erika Toda and Sota Fukushi in their costumes as the characters Makie Ontono- Tachibana and Kageshisa Anotsu. This is the second set of stills revealed from the staff, as we previously saw Hana Sugisaki as Rin Asano. Warner Bros. Japan has also been streaming a teaser for the film that is set to release in November.
For those unfamiliar with Blade of the Immortal, the manga launched in 1993 and completed in 2012. The manga has won many awards in Japan and the us, and was even re released in North America by Dark Horse Comics. The anime for the series was released in 2008, and it is so popular that there are even stage plays inspired by the series.
The story is set during the Tokugawa Shogunate period, and follows a cursed samurai named Manji, who has to kill 1000 evil men to regain his mortality. He meets a girl named Anotsu, who is on a quest to avenge her parents who were killed by a group of master swordsman. The series follows what happens next and the purpose of life and death.
The live-action film is being directed by Takashi Miike, who is known for his work on Ichi the Killer, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and will open in Japan on April 29 2017.
