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Summary
In an unknown place and unknown time, a lone Samurai known only as Grave thirsts for the ultimate battle.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 62
Audience score68%
Letterboxd · 626 ratings3.2/5
IMDb5.7
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most action movies, −18 min on the typical 108
typical 10890Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2005
December 9, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerScience FictionLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more17 people
- Tak SakaguchiGrave
- Takamasa SugaRyuen
- KSKentaro SeagalSid
- YTYûki TakeuchiYuri
- Ben HiuraArchbishop
- HAHonoka AsadaGirl
- Yoko FujitaGoddess of destruction
- OTOsamu TakahashiMaster
- Chuck JohnsonMuscleman
- KHKei HasegawaCapoeira User
- MSMasumi ShiraiSword-wielding sister (left)
- Mie NakaoSword-wielding sister (right)
- MIMasaki InatomeNinja A / Flying Vampire 01
- HFHitoshi FukushimaNinja B
- Naohiro KawamotoFlying Vampire 02
- Hiroko YashikiFallen Angel
Kentarō ShimazuMountain Bandit A
Directing · 1
- Yuji Shimomura Director, Screenplay, Editor
Writing · 3
- Junya Kato Screenplay
- Seiji Chiba Screenplay
- Shinichi Fujita Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
Production · 3
- Yoshinori Chiba Producer
- Kana Takeuchi Producer
- Yoko Hayama Producer
Editing · 1
- Takafumi Watanabe Editor
Sound · 1
- Rui Ogawa Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Kensuke Sonomura Stunts
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