Ninja Scroll Director (Yoshiaki Kawajiri) Takes On Highlander!

[p!tu]

Highlander: The Search For Vengeance is an animated spin-off of the cult hit film, Highlander. It is directed by the acclaimed Japanese director, Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust) and written by David Abramowitz, who was also the writer for the Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven and upcoming Highlander: The Source. Its a joint venture between Imagi Animation Studios and Madhouse Studio with Imagi providing the script and the soundtrack while Madhouse produced the animation, where Yutaka Minowa was a key character designer. Produced in association with Davis Panzer Productions, this Highlander film is being distributed by Manga Entertainment on the 5th of June, 2007.

Story

Colin MacLeod, the immortal Scottish Highlander, travels with the druid ghost Amergan seeking Marcus Octavius, who killed Colin's lover centuries ago on the Celtic plains. With Marcus ruling in a dominant fortress that towers over a virus-infected, water-submerged New York, will MacLeod help the oppressed freedom fighters or seek vengeance for his lover's death?



Cast & crew

• * Alistair Abell as Colin MacLeod
• * Scott McNeil as Amergan
• * Janyse Jaud as Kyala
• * Jim Byrnes as Doc, Rudy
• * Kathleen Barr as Moya
• * Scott McNeil as Gregor, Lab Director
• * Director - Yoshiaki Kawajiri
• * Writer - David Abramowitz
• * Co-producers - Masao Maruyama, Kevin Eastman, Joe Pearson
• * Producers - Peter Davis, Bill Panzer, Thomas K. Gray, H. Galen Walker
• * Executive Producer - Francis Kao

Official Website!
https://www.highlandersearchforvengeance.com/
Watch The Trailer!!!

 

[King Darkness]

It will be better than the sequels, the TV series and the cartoon, I am sure of it.


Edit: the dude who wrote for the TV show and Raven(vomit inducing show) is involved. Maybe it will suckjust as bad ass everything after the original movie.

 

[p!tu]

It will be better than the sequels, the TV series and the cartoon, I am sure of it.

 

[King Darkness]

Connor, Duncan, Quentin, Colin

Why the hell to the have to keep going after new Macleods?!?!?

I think thats what kills it for me, well that and the just flat out crappy writing.

I would like to see new Immortals not more and more Macleods.

 

[p!tu]

It may not be a good Highlander Movie but at least its going to be a good anime Movie!

 

[King Darkness]

Looks alot like Fist of the North Star.

To bad it wont be nearly as cool

Why must they continue to poop on the Highlander name

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Edit: the dude who wrote for the TV show and Raven(vomit inducing show) is involved. Maybe it will suckjust as bad ass everything after the original movie.

Yeah, that just put a big dent in my enthusiam for this flick.

Still, it's directed by Yoshiaka Kawajiri, the man who gave us Ninja Scroll. That alone means it deserves a viewing.

 

[LordAzrael]

Connor, Duncan, Quentin, Colin

Why the hell to the have to keep going after new Macleods?!?!?

I think thats what kills it for me, well that and the just flat out crappy writing.

I would like to see new Immortals not more and more Macleods.

Unfortunately as the first film was called "Highlander" they need a MacLeod to tie it in. Perhaps when they do the next reissue of the original film they could retitle it "Immortal: Highlander" or something so they could do exactly what you're suggesting - do stories about other immortals without having to tie it back to the Clan MacLeod. 2 immortals from the same location within 2 generations is pushing it already.

Also you'll notice that one of their upcoming projects after this is Gatchaman - the original source of G-Force, Battle Of The Planets and Eagle Riders

 

[King Darkness]

Unfortunately as the first film was called "Highlander" they need a MacLeod to tie it in. Perhaps when they do the next reissue of the original film they could retitle it "Immortal: Highlander" or something so they could do exactly what you're suggesting - do stories about other immortals without having to tie it back to the Clan MacLeod. 2 immortals from the same location within 2 generations is pushing it already.

Yeah, they should do something like that, as simple rename could work.

 

[Anzik]

At least in the series they had Duncan as an adopted clansman.

 

[dekadentdave]

If this is anything like Highlander: The Source it will suck badly. That film made Highlander 2 look like a masterpiece.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

I've been eying this for a while now, and i'm stoked!!! This is gonna be great, I can't wait to check it out. Highlander in Anime form =

 

[bagelsncheesey]

p!tu bro, did you get this yesterday?

 

[p!tu]

p!tu bro, did you get this yesterday?

no man!! didnt go!! are you going to get it

 

[bagelsncheesey]

no man!! didnt go!! are you going to get it

tomorrow when i get paid

 

[p!tu]

tomorrow when i get paid

I miss getting paid

 

[bagelsncheesey]

I miss getting paid

sell yourself for 2 nights, and you'll make enough to at least buy the dvd

 

[hairlesswookiee]

sell yourself for 2 nights, and you'll make enough to at least buy the dvd

lol... thats funny. let me know how it is. hopefully it will be worth picking up and watching a couple times. its been a while since i bought a good anime.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

lol... thats funny. let me know how it is. hopefully it will be worth picking up and watching a couple times. its been a while since i bought a good anime.

will do

 

[bagelsncheesey]

*SPOILER FREE*
alright guys, here's the down low. the movie is really really good. the writing is the only thing lacking, but that was to be expected. the animation is awesome, lots of blood and lots of kills. only a few highlanders which kinda sucked, but other than that, very good battle scenes, and lots of severed limbs. check it out, it's a good movie!