A warlord makes a pact with demons exchanging the life of his unborn son for the promise of power. The child is born missing 48 parts, and is abandoned to a wizard who makes the child an artificial body. As an adult, the child seeks the demons who possess his body, determined to slay them and become whole. This is some pretty hardcore Japanese fantasy and new comers may find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer oddness of the story. Some of the effects are pretty cheesy, while others as good as anything coming out of Hollyweird. If you are in the mood for something really different, this may be your ticket. The action is fast and fairly brutal, but there is a lot of time spent developing the characters. The version I saw was subbed, so I'm sure things were lost in translation. All in all worth the effort.
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