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      Ashura

      2005 1h 59m Action Fantasy List
      Reviews 59% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Believing he's accidentally killed an innocent girl named Tsubaki (Rie Miyazawa), famed demon hunter Izumo (Somegoro Ichikawa) hangs up his sword and becomes an actor in the kabuki theater. When he meets Tsubaki again, now a thief imbued with mysterious powers, he tries to learn about her abilities and falls in love with her in the process. Unfortunately, Ashura, the prophesied Queen of Darkness, is being resurrected, and Izumo finds himself torn between good and evil. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Bizarre film. The main character acts like he's in a comedy and the main heavy seems to have come out of an '80s hair band. Overall it had too much incomprehensible action and not enough plot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Kabuki... cheesy, action packed love story with glowing green demon goo awesomeness. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Some cheesy graphics, but overall a good movie. Some of the images are beautiful, and it doesn't hurt to have a handsome lead actor, either ;) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Izumo... Your blood was... delicious... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member You know, at first the action was kinda lame but then as it kept going it was pretty damn good. I enjoyed this alot, and the comedy I got about half way in. Decent watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Sure, the free-wheeling action finally spins out of control in the final third, as the story's holes get bigger and the acting strays too far into theatrical histrionics. But let's not take too seriously that which is not meant to be taken too seriously. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Believing he's accidentally killed an innocent girl named Tsubaki (Rie Miyazawa), famed demon hunter Izumo (Somegoro Ichikawa) hangs up his sword and becomes an actor in the kabuki theater. When he meets Tsubaki again, now a thief imbued with mysterious powers, he tries to learn about her abilities and falls in love with her in the process. Unfortunately, Ashura, the prophesied Queen of Darkness, is being resurrected, and Izumo finds himself torn between good and evil.
      Director
      Yojiro Takita
      Production Co
      Shochiku Co. Ltd.
      Genre
      Action, Fantasy
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Runtime
      1h 59m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby