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Izo (2004)

The world never can be changed.

Genre : Action, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Takashi Miike
Writer : Shigenori Takechi

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Daijirô Harada
Daijirô Harada
Judge
Yūya Uchida
Yūya Uchida
Second Man
Taisaku Akino
Taisaku Akino
Chisato Amate
Chisato Amate
Takeshi Caesar
Takeshi Caesar
Samurai
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis
Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
Ryûji Harada
Ryûji Harada
Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Samurai
Yudai Ishiyama
Yudai Ishiyama
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Warlord
Kirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki
Izo's Mother
Shigeo Kobayashi
Shigeo Kobayashi
Miyuki Komagata
Miyuki Komagata
Kazuhiro Mashiko
Kazuhiro Mashiko
Yasukaze Motomiya
Yasukaze Motomiya
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Great Priest
Mari Nakayama
Mari Nakayama
Woman in Attendance
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Swordsman
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Tokitoshi Shiota
Tokitoshi Shiota
Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone
Shun Sugata
Shun Sugata
Monk Soldier
Haruna Takase
Haruna Takase
Lucky Mother
Teah
Teah
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Kazuki Tomokawa
Kazuki Tomokawa
Folk Singer
Tarō Yamamoto
Tarō Yamamoto
Joe Yamanaka
Joe Yamanaka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Lender
Hideji Ôtaki
Hideji Ôtaki
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Crews

Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Director
Shigenori Takechi
Shigenori Takechi
Screenplay
Taizô Fukumaki
Taizô Fukumaki
Producer
Fujio Matsushima
Fujio Matsushima
Producer
Koji Endo
Koji Endo
Original Music Composer
Nobuyuki Fukazawa
Nobuyuki Fukazawa
Director of Photography
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Supervising Producer
Federico Benvenuti
Federico Benvenuti
Stunt Double
Takashi Sugimoto
Takashi Sugimoto
Gaffer

Trailers and other movies

Izo (Japan 2004)_Trailer

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