Customer Ratings & Reviews

I'm fairly new to Takashi Miike films, and I started off with the basics -- "Audition," "Ichi the Killer," "Dead or Alive" and "Gozu" -- and a few others. I stumbled upon this film, "Izo," one day on the Internet and read its plot, which sounded too good to be true. The film is about an assassin who is crucified and then spends the rest of the film jumping randomly through time and space and killing everyone and everything he can. Plus, it's full of philosophy. I immediately knew it was the next film I needed to see. This film does not disappoint. I've never seen such a pretentious film that I've enjoyed so thoroughly. There were some excellent camera shots throughout the film -- including one fight shown upside-down and one presented as if it were an old film with scratches and other print damage. Most importantly, the film is always entertaining -- there was an absolute perfect staggering of philosophy and fighting. Some people may not enjoy "Izo" because of its repetitive cycle of violence -- they may find it boring or repulsive. Even though Izo kills over a hundred people in the film, there are only a handful of very bloody scenes. It's nice to see an obscure film get a 2-disc special edition release. The film may be confusing, but it raises questions about human violence and manages to be entertainingly action-packed as well. Highly recommended.