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Blade of the Immortal
2017 · Director: Takashi Miike · JP
What it is about
An immortal swordsman becomes the protector of a girl seeking to avenge her parents.
The fighting in it
A parade of exotic manga weaponry — fan blades, twin scythes, combinations that never existed. What makes it interesting is that entirely conventional kenjutsu appears alongside them, so the difference between the invented and the documented sits side by side in one film.
Martial arts in the film
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