Ashura:

[Guest Daisho2004]

Ashura:

Synopsis:

aka: Ashura-jo no Hitomi

Ichikawa Somegoro stars as Izumo, a retired demon queller who now passes his time as a kabuki actor in nineteenth century Edo. After accidentally killing a child, Izumo swore never to draw his sword again, but evil is afoot and a conspiracy is in full swing to awaken the powerful demon queen Ashura. Can Izumo really stand back and watch the demons take over the World, or will he join the fight once more and battle the forces of evil?

The beautiful Bizan (Kanako Higuchi) plots to wreck havoc in old 19th century Edo to bring the evil Queen Ashura back to life. Who can stop them? Not Sakura and the Flower Brigade (which would have been cool), but an elite government force dedicated to defending the capital from demons. Yojiro Takita's fantasy/martial arts epic is a film version of the hit kabuki play. The film even stars Somegoro Ichikawa ("Koi no Mon"), a kabuki actor reprising his stage role as the demon-slaying hero. It's a clever blend of everything from horror to comedy to drama, it's targeted to a young adult and teen audience. Kabuki Theatre normally uses an all-male cast, even in the female roles, but the director wisely chose the beautiful Rei Miyazawa ("Twilight Samurai") as the love interest. Takita previously directed the samurai drama "Mibugishiden" (2003) and the period fantasy "Onmyoji" (2001) and its sequel "Onmyoji 2" (2003).

Has anyone seen this movie it looks pretty good its a Fantasy/Samurai movie.

Here is the link for the trailer: www.ashurajo.com/contents.html

[Guest ToothbrushFu]

I haven't seen it, but its coming out on DVD in the UK on 23 January.

[Guest 1budz4u]

This movie played at the Hawaii International Film Festival last month. The reviews were good from what I've heard. It's already released at Yesasia.com.

us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept...on-videos/