Blade of the Immortal (2019)
Original title: 無限の住人-IMMORTAL-
Blade of the Immortal is a 2019 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Houko Kuwashima, Ayane Sakura and Kenjiro Tsuda.
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die.
Where to watch Blade of the Immortal
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hidive Amazon Channel, Kanopy
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Cast
- Houko Kuwashima as Makie Otono-Tachibana (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Rin Asano (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Manji (voice)
- Ako Mayama as Yaobikuni (voice)
- Nozomu Sasaki as Kagehisa Anotsu (voice)
- Shinya Fukumatsu as Sōsuke Abayama (voice)
- Masato Obara as Araya Kawakami (voice)
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Shinriji (voice)
- Eiji Hanawa as Sabato Kuroi (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Sōri (voice)
- Yosuke Akimoto as Saburō Anotsu (voice)
- Marika Hayashi as Kyakurin (voice)
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- Companion guide: Ninja