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Izo
Izo

Izo

The world never can be changed.

Genres

ActionDramaFantasy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

07 September 2004

Country

Japan

Cast

Kazuya Nakayama

Kazuya Nakayama

Okada Izo

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Saya

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

His Highness

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Yakuza Boss

Ryôsuke Miki

Ryôsuke Miki

Hanpeita

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Chief of the Palace

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Samurai

Masato

Masato

Ronin

Bob Sapp

Bob Sapp

Monk

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Chancellor

Daijirô Harada

Daijirô Harada

Judge

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Second Man

Taisaku Akino

Taisaku Akino

Chisato Amate

Chisato Amate

Takeshi Caesar

Takeshi Caesar

Samurai

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Ken'ichi Endô

Ken'ichi Endô

Ryuji Harada

Ryuji Harada

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Samurai

Yudai Ishiyama

Yudai Ishiyama

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Warlord

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Izo's Mother

Shigeo Kobayashi

Shigeo Kobayashi

Miyuki Komagata

Miyuki Komagata

Kazuhiro Mashiko

Kazuhiro Mashiko

Yasukaze Motomiya

Yasukaze Motomiya

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Great Priest

Mari Nakayama

Mari Nakayama

Woman in Attendance

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Swordsman

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Tokitoshi Shiota

Tokitoshi Shiota

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Monk Soldier

Haruna Takase

Haruna Takase

Lucky Mother

Teah

Teah

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Kazuki Tomokawa

Kazuki Tomokawa

Folk Singer

Taro Yamamoto

Taro Yamamoto

Joe Yamanaka

Joe Yamanaka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Lender

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Hitoshi Yamaguchi

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