BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)
Purpose is a weapon.
Creator: Amber Noizumi, Michael Green
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Where to watch
Netflix
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Trailer
Creators
Michael Green
Cast
Maya Erskine
Mizu (voice) 
George Takei
Seki (voice) 
Masi Oka
Ringo (voice) 
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
The Swordmaker (voice) 
Brenda Song
Akemi (voice) 
Darren Barnet
Taigen (voice) 
Randall Park
Heiji Shindo (voice) 
Kenneth Branagh
Abijah Fowler (voice) User Reviews (2)
**episode 1 **stellar animation and setup; beats are predictable , though will be interesting to see how it all pays off.tHE PHILOSOPHY OF SWORD MAKING IS BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED , fights are cinematically interesting, there are certain narrative convineces as is the trademark of animated storytelling. 4.5/5 **epidode 2** gives you cinematic high not available in half of the popular series or movies available i the market. One of the strongest episode visually, with breathtaking imagery. The main character are now set on their path , it is intresting to see what would be the role of our dumb brute. 5+/5 **Episode 3**: After the high of second episode, this episode forms a narrative key for our way fwd, as all the characters are now put in perfect places to reach the enivatble conclusion due for the ned of season one, though, as a narrative this chapter truly reflects on one charac…
Today I enjoyed: BLUE EYE SAMURAI. I would probably have missed this one, if it wasn't for my two favorite movie critics: Zwei wie Pech und Schwafel. BLUE EYE SAMURAI is an animated series, but it is certainly **not** for children. The story follows Mizu, a young warrior on a bloody path of revenge to kill her father. The show's title refers to the color of the protagonists eyes, which are blue due to the fact, that her father was a white man - one of four in Edo-period Japan at the time. Due to her eyes, she was a considered a so-called half-breed, not even a human being, but a monster or demon even, which her peers let her feel from a young age. She really connects until her mother is brutally murdered, and a smith takes her in and ultimately trains her in the ways of the sword. What I found very peculiar about this show is, that for the first one and a half episode - or mo…
