Manji is made immortal by a witch who gives him “blood worms” when he is about to die in battle. We immediately jump 50 years into the future. A fighting school aims for a monopoly by rooting out competitors. The daughter of the master of one such eradicated school is spared. Out for revenge, she finds Manji.
Miike tells a bloody story with a lot of sword fighting and gushing blood in which Manji kills his enemies by the dozen. In the meantime a relationship grows based on loyalty, friendship and an imaginative link.
2:20 hours is quite long, but the film is not boring.
