Izo (2004)
イゾー
The world never can be changed.
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.
- Date of release
- 2004-09-07
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (106)
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- Takashi Miike
Casting
- Kazuya Nakayama — Okada Izo
- Kaori Momoi — Saya
- Ryuhei Matsuda — His Highness
- Hiroki Matsukata — Yakuza Boss
- Ryôsuke Miki — Hanpeita
- Masumi Okada — Chief of the Palace
- Hiroshi Katsuno — Samurai
- Masato — Ronin
- Bob Sapp — Monk
- Takeshi Kitano — Chancellor
- Daijirō Harada — Judge
- Yuya Uchida — Second Man
Interesting facts
IZO is a 2004 Japanese surrealist period horror film directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th-century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheading in Tosa.
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