Released Date:
2002-02-20
Languages:
English, Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
119 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (10866 Reviews)
Director:
Ryèhei KitamuraSet in the present where a group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, unwittingly, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead, with the assistance of the evil Sprit that has also come back, come back from ages past, to claim his prize. The final standoff between Light and Dark has never been so cunning, so brutal and so deadly. This is where old Japanese Samurai mysticism meets the new world of the gangster and the gun. Gruesome, bloody and positively bold.
Released Date:
2004-04-29
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
78 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (1799 Reviews)
Director:
Ryèhei KitamuraShèichirè Masumoto (story)
Ryèhei Kitamura
Ryuichi Takatsu
Ancient Japan. Fleeing from enemies, two wounded samurai arrive at a strange old temple in a remote location in the mountains. The doors to the place are opened by a beautiful and exotic woman, who beckons them inside. Unable to walk any further, they collapse from exhaustion. One of the samurai awakens to find himself miraculously healed. He meets his saviour, a mysterious man who tells him that his friend died from his wounds. The samurai is persuaded to stay the night. His host tells him the legend of the "Tengu", a goblin which is said to reside in the mountains dining on the flesh of men. He goes on to reveal the true name of the Tengu : Aragami. When the samurai asks if Aragami poses a threat to the temple, his host answers : "I am Aragami". The only way for the Samurai to leave the temple is to destroy Aragami.
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