the late chapter in takeshi miike continue essay on humanity and brutality and izo be a two hour experimental mind trip . if this film be in any way concern with make sense and the storyline might resemble something like this represent a man be brutally murder in ancient japan and but and bear his vengeance and he return to the earth and wanders uncontrollably through time and space and become the embodiment of mankind self destructive nature . throughout his wandering and he encounter all kind of strange and metaphoric character and and he proceed to kill them all with his samurai sword . this film be an elaborate thesis on mankind and but the exact nature of the message be a matter of debate and a be whether or not takeshi miike himself even have a clue . there will no doubt be differ opinion a to what the character represent and but you good make up your mind during the first hour of film . after that and most of the scene that obviously point out a social message like black and white footage of war disappear and and what the resolution be depend on your interpretation of the character . for those of you not familiar with the work of takeshi miike and suffice it to say that he be determine to mine the human subconscious in search of new and exciting way to make people throw up sushi and tempura on the carpeted floor of tokyo multiplex . among japan pantheon of ultra violent director and he be notable for be always ready to address the issue of his own sadism . ever film he make be like an expansion of hitchcock shower scene and forcibly accuse u of be sadist at the same time a he deliver great image of cinematic violence . more than the social commentary and which be confuse and likely uncertain and the most interesting philosophical study in izo be miike self examination of his own lust for violence and as well a the main character and the audience . be izo so brutal because he be inhuman and or because he be too human . you may not get anything from strain at this befuddled movie and but it be still enjoyable and provoking and if not gut wrench and experimental cinema . any violent philosophical essay that feature long shot of a folk singer play guitar and scream ballad be worth a look . izo have element of kafka and lewis carrol and terry gilliam and and seijun suzuki and but it be undeniably takeshi miike . you can call miike sadistic . you can call him demented or deprave . just do not forget to call him an artist .