Blade of the Immortal

(2019)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 116 votes

Genres: Animation, Drama, Боевик и Приключения, НФ и Фэнтези

Year: 2019

Runtime: 24 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Хироси Хамасаки

Cast: Хоко Кувасима, Аянэ Сакура, Кэндзиро Цуда, Ако Маяма, Нодзому Сасаки, Синъя Фукумацу, Масато Обара, Тикахиро Кобаяши, Эйдзи Ханава, Томокадзу Сэки

Plot

Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die.

Manji is an infamous swordsman in feudal Japan who is known as the "Hundred Man Killer," as he has killed one hundred innocent men. However, there is something far more frightening than his ominous reputation: the fact that he is immortal. This is the handiwork of eight-hundred-year-old nun Yaobikuni, who placed bloodworms capable of healing almost any wound in Manji's body. To atone for his crimes, Manji resolves to kill one thousand evil men. Yaobikuni agrees to this proposal, saying that if he succeeds, she will undo his curse of immortality. Soon after this promise, Manji meets Rin Asano, a 16-year-old girl who requests Manji's assistance in killing those who slaughtered her parents. Initially reluctant, Manji refuses Rin's desperate plea. However, owing to her evident lack of strength, Manji changes his mind and agrees to protect Rin for four years. With this partnership set in stone, the two embark on a perilous journey of bloodshed, vengeance, and redemption, each to fulfill their own life's cause.