Aragami: The Raging God of Battle (2002)

Aragami: The Raging God of Battle (2002)
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Ryuhei Kitamura, director of the cult action hits Versus and Alive, made this samurai movie about a legendary supernatural creature. In the middle of the night, two wounded samurai come upon a remote mountain temple. One of them dies. The other, after recovering from his wounds, meets the occupant of the temple, a brooding warrior who tells him that he is the legendary goblin Aragami, a god of war who eats human flesh and is invincible in battle. Wearied by his apparent immortality, he is searching for the one mortal who can defeat him, and hopes that his visitor is the one to do so and take on both his powers and the burden of eternal life. Aragami is one half of the "Duel Project," in which Kitamura and fellow director Yukihiko Tsutsumi agreed to each make a film involving a duel to the death. Tstutsumi's half of the bargain is entitled 2LDK. ~ Tom Vick, Rovi

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Starring:
Takao OsawaMasaya Kato, (more)
Director(s):
Ryuhei Kitamura
Format(s):
DVD
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Ryuhei Kitamura, director of the cult action hits Versus and Alive, made this samurai movie about a legendary supernatural creature. In the middle of the night, two wounded samurai come upon a remote mountain temple. One of them dies. The other, after recovering from his wounds, meets the occupant of the temple, a brooding warrior who tells him that he is the legendary goblin Aragami, a god of war who eats human flesh and is invincible in battle. Wearied by his apparent immortality, he is searching for the one mortal who can defeat him, and hopes that his visitor is the one to do so and take on both his powers and the burden of eternal life. Aragami is one half of the "Duel Project," in which Kitamura and fellow director Yukihiko Tsutsumi agreed to each make a film involving a duel to the death. Tstutsumi's half of the bargain is entitled 2LDK. ~ Tom Vick, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
80 mins

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Director(s):
Ryuhei Kitamura
Writer(s):
Ryuhei KitamuraRyuichi Takatsu
Producer(s):
Shinya Kawai
Categories:
Action / Adventure
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    Denna B.

    This story is reminiscent of an episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "A Game of Pool". All the action occurs on a single stage and tension is created with awkward periods of silence. The ending was a little hokey, but it served as a reminder that a mysterious process was unfolding over long periods of time. For what might be considered a limited budget project, the acting, directing, cinematography, special effects, costuming and set design were very well done. The picture quality was excellent. The only downside for the movie was that the audio was output in stereo. Being limited to a single stage, surround sound could have really improved the environmental feel of the story. As for extras, there's a "Making Of Arigami" feature, five English subtitled features where the director and actors discuss the movie at premieres, festivals and conferences, a trailer for "2LDK vs. Arigami" and trailers for four other movies. Recommended.

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    Christian S.

    This is a very well done, example of modern Japanese cinema. It looked like it was inexpensive to produce but it was rich in entertainment. The idea of a demon warrior (Aragami) was presented in a light that made you feel sorry for the Agarami. With only 5 total actors in the entire movie, one with no more than 10 lines, and two others only at the beginning or end of the movie it was worth the watch!

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