Izo

Sep 7, 2004

2h 8m

★ 6.1

The world never can be changed.

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

KSS

Excellent Film

Izo Partners

Office Kitano

Izo Trailers

Cast

Okada Izo

Kazuya Nakayama

Saya

Kaori Momoi

His Highness

Ryuhei Matsuda

Yakuza Boss

Hiroki Matsukata

Hanpeita

Ryôsuke Miki

Chief of the Palace

Masumi Okada

Samurai

Hiroshi Katsuno

Ronin

Masato

Monk

Bob Sapp

Chancellor

Takeshi Kitano

Judge

Daijirō Harada

Second Man

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