Versus

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Versus Name Versus Director Ryuhei Kitamura Producer Keishiro Shin Starring Tak Sakaguchi, Yuichiro Arai, Hoshimi Asai, Toshiro Kamiaka, Takehiro Katayama, Motonari Komiya, Kenji Matsuda Distributor Kiss Films Release 2000 Run Time 120 mins. Country Japan Language Japanese Preceded by n/a Followed by n/a Website IMdB profile

Versus is Japanese action/martial arts films that focuses on a reincarnated Samurai and his lady fair fend off Yakuza zombies while attempting to prevent their leader from opening the portal to "the other side."

Summary

Versus begins with a samurai in Feudal Japan fending off a group of zombies. After defeating them, he finds himself in the middle of something bigger between their powerful human leader and a mysterious stranger. The kinetic energy of the opening duel provided by the constant swirling camera and fast editing sets the tone for the entire film.

In the present time at the same location, two escaped prisoners are on their way to meet with their unknown Yakuza benefactors. Prisoner KSC2-303, who is the only character given anything close to a name, is leery of the five gangsters they end up meeting.

Things heat up when the most flamboyant and psychotic of the Yakuza dislikes KSC2's attitude. As tensions rise, we discover that the Yakuza are holding a young lady hostage, and there is an instant connection between the hostage and Prisoner KSC2. Violence erupts, several people end up dead and undead, and KSC2 and the woman end up fleeing together deeper into the forest of resurrection.