Kibakichi

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Movie Info

A man who can summon up his inner beast seeks to save others consigned to the same fate in this offbeat fusion of action and horror. Kibakichi is a Yokai, a strange shape-shifting creature who looks like a man but can transform himself into a beast at will and feeds on human flesh. When the leaders attempt to wipe out the Yokai, the survivors are forced to go underground, and Kibakichi wanders from town to town as a lone samurai. Kibakichi happens upon an outlaw town that hides a strange and deadly secret -- the evil Boss Ozino can turn humans into insects, and uses the bug people as slave labor, while the few surviving humans are kept as livestock to feed the humanoid insects. Unaware of this secret, Kibakichi throws in his lot with Ozino and his Mamoy clan, but when a renegade Mamoy takes control and exposes the ruse, Kibakichi allows his own monstrous alter ego to come forward and fight. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating:

R
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Horror
Directed By:

Daiji Hattori, Mike Tanaka, Miki Tanaka, Mubu Nakayama, Ryuji Harada, Tomo'o Haraguchi, Tomoo Haraguchi
In Theaters:

Dec 31, 2005 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 28, 2005
Runtime:

95 minutes
Studio:

MTI Home Video

Cast

Ryuji Harada

Miki Tanaka

Mubu Nakayama

Mike Tanaka

Masatô Ibu

Critic Reviews for Kibakichi

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Audience Reviews for Kibakichi

Nov 25, 2008

Werewolf Samurai, sounds cool huh, but this film was a chore to get through. Nothing really happens between the opening scene and the end.

Marion R Super Reviewer
Jan 31, 2007

Great opening and climax and some cool moments in between, but a movie about a samurai werewolf should have been better. Still, if you are a fan of this kind o' thing, it is worth a watch.

Christopher B Super Reviewer