Year: 2006
Director: Yuji Shimomura
Written by: Seiji Chiba, Shinichi Fujita, Junya Kato, Yuji Shimomura
Main cast: Tak Sakaguchi, Yoko Fujita, Kentaro Seagal, Takamasa Suga, Yuki Takeuchi
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Adventure
Runtime: 90 min.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: Japanese, english
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Grave, a young warrior, has stolen a mysterious coffin from the holy Tougan Temple a coffin said to contain a great power. Trapped inside the sealed coffin is the Goddess of Destruction, confined and held at bay from laying waste to this world. Grave fearlessly travels the land dragging the coffin behind him, aware that what lies within is what he seeks if only he can open it. Unknown to Grave, a young temple monk has embarked on a quest to return this relic to its proper home before anyone can unleash an unstoppable cataclysm. So begins the race to claim the coffin... but who will get there first?
If I should define Death Trance in one word, I'd probably say EXCITING. This movie reminds a lot of Versus. It's frenetic and funny, I really liked it. Dark and hyronic, full of black humour, hard action and amazing fighting scenes, with great special effects. Plot is nice and simple and all actors are pretty good, while direction is fast and very well done. Soundtrack by Dir En Grey is fantastic too, japanese death metal to the max! Tak plays the role of Grave, main character of the movie, the typical anti-hero dark and cool. He's stunning and overwhelming, handsome as only in Versus and Battlefield Baseball. You have to see this movie, I really think you'll like it!
Rating: 8/10