Ajin is a live action film that was adapted from a manga by Sakurai Gamon and rewritten by Seko Koji and, Yamura Masahiro. Motohiro Katsuyuki directed the film which stars popular Japanese actors, Satoh Takeru, Ayano Gou. The costars make up a list of Shirota Yuu, Kawaei Rina, and Yamada Yuki. Opening sale numbers for the film landed it in the top ten at number six.
A young man finds himself on the dark side of the world as a Demi human who can't die no matter how many times he tries. He must find a place that he belongs where he can live as a human. Contrary to his belief, Japan's government and other forces won't allow that to happen.
I watched this film while knowing the bare minimum about the series that this film was based on. The little piece of the manga I read didn't keep my interest because I didn't like the art used to present the story. Bringing the series to the silver screen was a great way to put a new take on the popular series in my opinion. Most of the in the manga events are rushed to fit into the film but that keeps the film from laging. Some of the original events are ones that I didn't even know about and I still knew that they were edited to keep a stead momentum. I'm only observed this version of Ajin as a stand alone counterpart since I'm not a diehard fan of the series. Maybe the anime was like this too. Though I've heard that the anime wasn't very good many times. Ajin the film, opens up a can of whoop ass on those other live action film "attempts". Action stories are meant to be engaging at the opening of the film till the conclusion. Ajin's plot warns you to buckle yourself in otherwise you better not let go of your seat. Thriller elements are apparent in the action as well so Ajin touches different subjects that deal with the rights belonging to the living. No matter human or other species on earth. The action will defiantly keep viewers on their toes if the dark material in the script does not. An overflowing amount of action hits home just right scene after scene that I forgot that I learned so much about the characters in a short time. Character development felt more fluid in methods of using the action sequences to tell you more about the the characters than dialogue. Not many live action films know how to cover character backstories in a artsy fashion similar to Ajin's method. So much was covered that there's no need to create a ton of character background scenes and the ones that were added only added icing on top of a pretty well formulated script. Ajin is a film that will leave you wanting a sequel after the credits begin to roll.
The CGI looked a hundred times better than Attack on Titian's live action films while being up to part with the Death Note live action films. Each fight scene leaves you in awe. All of the action looks very polished for pure devil mayhem. It's dark morbid subject matter makes you think more about the rules of death during the film.
Every single actor set into their characters perfectly. However, the actors who did all the action sequenced have my upmost respect. Gou was the perfect villain. He was a well rounded character that made you easily see both sides of his thought process. Causing you the sympathize with the character a little bit. Viewers might have actually liked him if he hadn't gone terrorist on us. His and Satoh's body transformations for their roles made my eyes go wide too.[INSERT ME LAUGHING… THOSE ABS THO.]. Satoh's character was the one who stayed on the borderline of humans and Demi humans. The character is very relatable as he tries to pick up the pieces from his old life. He has two major voices telling him what side to choose and the major conflict is for his character to find his own answer. Rina was doing the damn thang(Nope not "Thing", Thang.) as an actress performing all her own stunts. I give her props.
Ajin hands down goes on the list of the best Japanese live action films. This film utilizes all the necessary traits in creating a sold film. A solid film that's enjoyable from start to finish. I would highly recommend Ajin to Japanese cinema lovers.
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