Miike to direct Blade of the Immortal?

[VivaChiba]

It was mentioned the other day on CBR's main page, is the news around the internet and is even on Blade of the Immortal's Wikipedia page, so, who's excited about this?

For those who have never read the comics (manga, if you want to be anal), a samurai is made unkillable after being given some kind of demonic maggots that constantly heal him. At first, it seems great, but he soon realises the down-side and the only way to get rid of the maggots is to kill 1,000 bad people. Cue the kind of ultra violence we all love about Japanese comics.

Personally, I can't wait to see this! I bought the first 4 or 5 compendiums when they published (with the publishers quick to point out that the samurai's outfit does NOT denote his hatred of Zion) and enjoyed them a great deal. Very over-the-top in places, but who can complain (and I'm sure that aspect will only appeal to Miike's quirky edge all the more).

[t hedge coke]

Whoa.

I have not seen this news anywhere, but it's a great comic and Miike's a brilliant director.

[ricardoramos]

best cinematic news EVER!

[Angilasman]

Miike's great.

As a kaiju fan, I can't tell you how disappointed I was when his Daimajin remake was cancelled almost a decade ago (He did turn out two awesome Ultraman episodes, though!).

[Totoro Man]

man, I hope this isn't just a rumor - it's hard to imagine a director better suited to tackle this story on the big screen. and he's not likely to completely screw it up (like they did with the Blade of the Immortal anime).

[VivaChiba]

I didn't even know that there was an anime... but your verdict of it kind of turns me off looking it up.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/e...-takashi-miike

I haven't heard of the "actor" before, but the comments following the announcement don't bode well.