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Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

2007 · 86 min

Stylish, blood-soaked anime swordplay across millennia, cold and brooding, with a weary immortal's grief driving every clash.

Genres
Action, Animation, Fantasy
Tagline
In revenge, patience is a virtue. And after a thousand years, Colin MacLeod doesn't give a damn about virtue ...
Overview
Colin MacLeod hunts for the man responsible for the death of his love. He chases the immortal Marcus Octavius across centuries as his quest threatens to take over his life and heart. In his quest, he meets a woman who reminds him of his slain beauty. But it's his final battle with Marcus that will decide not only his fate, but also the fate of everyone in the world.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • power
  • corruption
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, animation, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Written by
David Abramowitz
Starring
Alistair Abell, Debi Mae West, Nolan North, Scott McNeil, Ogie Banks, Janyse Jaud, Jim Byrnes, Kathleen Barr
Runtime
86 min
Country
Hong Kong, Japan, United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese, Greek

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