---
title: 'Izo (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takashi Miike'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/izo-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377079/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Izo (2004)

2004 · 128 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action · Japan

Original title: IZO

## Synopsis

IZO is a 2004 Japanese surrealist period horror film directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th-century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheading in Tosa.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takashi Miike](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-miike)
- **Screenplay:** [Shigenori Takechi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigenori-takechi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kōji Endō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-endo)
- **Editor:** [Yasushi Shimamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasushi-shimamura)

## Cast

- [Masato](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato)
- [Bob Sapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-sapp)
- [Takeshi Caesar](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-caesar)
- [Yuya Uchida](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuya-uchida)
- [Hiroshi Katsuno](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-katsuno)
- [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- [Ryūhei Matsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuhei-matsuda)
- [Mickey Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-curtis)
- [Masumi Okada](https://cinepixo.com/people/masumi-okada)
- [Susumu Terajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-terajima)
- [Kaori Momoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaori-momoi)
- [Renji Ishibashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/renji-ishibashi)
- [Hiroki Matsukata](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroki-matsukata)
- [Kazuki Tomokawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuki-tomokawa)
- [Ken Ogata](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-ogata)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/izo-2004
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1676155); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.