Demon City Oni Goroshi

The action scenes do not disappoint!

I really enjoyed the action parts I think this would have been a whole lot better as a show instead of just a movie so that it could have gotten more of a deeper story but overall I really enjoyed the action! I would have loved to see the origins and story behind the characters. But it was Just a bit rushed but I think that has to do with the fact they only had a movie time limit to work on instead of multiple episodes. Ikuta did a wonderful job with his character and I like that they didn't have the cheesy "you betrayed me but I'll trust you again" trope. The cast did a wonderful job portraying their characters and the camera team did a great job with the setting/vibes of the movie. I think it was a nice watch especially for someone like me who doesn't mind blood or violence and likes action! They did wonderful and would have loved it to be longer but overall a solid layout for me. (This is just my opinion and your might be different)

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Plot Lacked but Action Packed

First of all, I watched this movie for Ikuta Toma. The last thing I watched him in was a movie made in 2017... he has definitely changed since then!

I don't usually watch movies like this but I'm glad this was the exception. A movie about an ex-hitman getting revenge on the death of his wife and child actually sounded interesting to me! When I watched it, however, the plot was a bit lost. It was more action (which I'll certainly discuss later) than the actual story and there were some moments where I really didnt know what was going on or why certain things were happening. Also, the ending was a little mediocre compared to the thrill of everything before it. Nonetheless, I tried to turn my brain off though and just enjoy what was going on.

The casting is amazing! Toma Ikuta especially, I was amazed by his acting skills and action scenes. I didn't realise that he was so talented with fighting scenes! If I see more movies like that with him in it, I might watch them. Anyway, his acting was very believable. His character goes through a lot in the movie and I really felt that he was in pain. His emotions and movements were very realistic. I felt like he'd been shot, beaten up and thrown out of a window in real life!

The background music was great too. It was subtle and I didn't realise it was playing half the time as it fit very well with the scenes. I liked the edgy guitar that played every so often.

I'm sure this is a movie I will watch again. Even though the surprise and plot twists will be expected the 2nd time around, the action will always shock me. Truly, this is what made the movie for me (well, it is what the movie focused on the most). There is quite a bit of violence so I understand the 18+ rating but in my opinion, it wasn't extremely gruesome and gorey - just a lot of shooting and slashing. Many of the action scenes surprised me, I had to rewind some a few times because they were just so epic (they're better than what I've seen from some well known action movies).

For this movie, I could ramble on about the fighting all day long. It was truly amazing! Well done to all the choreographers and staff as well as the actors and extras involved.

Just turn your brain off for this movie, sit back and enjoy the action because you'll love it!

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