Highest-Rated Movies about 'Live Action Remake Of Anime'

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Death Note: The Last Name (2006), Blade of the Immortal (2017), Kingdom (2019), Crying Freeman (1995), Ghost in the Shell (2017), Casshern (2004) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Live Action Remake Of Anime movies.

#1. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

Storyline: In 1868, after the end of the Bakumatsu war, the former assassin Kenshin Himura promises to defend those in need without killing. Kenshin wanders through Japan with a reverse-edged sword during the transition of the samurai age to the New Age. When Kenshin helps the idealistic Kaoru Kamiya from the gangsters of the powerful opium drug lord Kanryuu Takeda that wants her school for his production of opium, Kaoru invites Kenshin to stay in the school. But the drug chemist Megumi Takani escapes from Kanryuu and seeks shelter in the school. Meanwhile the killer Battosai is murdering police officers and leaving messages attached to their bodies. When Kanryuu poisons the population to get the school, Kenshin and the street fighter Sanosuke Sagara join forces to attack their common enemy.

Plot Keywords: bangs, pretty woman, live action remake of anime, medicine, fever, sickness, poisoning ...

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#2. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Storyline: Alita is a creation from an age of despair. Found by the mysterious Dr. Ido while trolling for cyborg parts, Alita becomes a lethal, dangerous being. She cannot remember who she is, or where she came from. But to Dr. Ido, the truth is all too clear. She is the one being who can break the cycle of death and destruction left behind from Tiphares. But to accomplish her true purpose, she must fight and kill. And that is where Alita's true significance comes to bear. She is an angel from heaven. She is an angel of death.

Plot Keywords: based on manga, cyborg, cyberpunk, live action remake of anime, bounty hunter, death of dog, scientist ...

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#3. Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

Storyline: In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, supernatural power, psychotronic film, death in title, based on comic book, based on manga ...

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#4. Blade of the Immortal (2017)

Storyline: Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine - the 100th film by master director Takashi Miike.

Plot Keywords: samurai, based on manga, one against many, slit skirt, live action remake of anime, massacre, blonde woman ...

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#5. Kingdom (2019)

Storyline: Forced into slavery in ancient China two boys become like brothers. Aspiring to be free one day they train to hone their skills. The training almost pays off, but one of them is whisked away by one of the emperor's men before its completion. The dream of reuniting with his brother are dashed when the older boy returns mortally wounded only to extract a promise from his younger friend to visit a location. There has been a coup in the palace and the Emperor is bereft of his throne and supporters.—aghaemi

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, china, queen, betrayal, historical event ...

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#6. Crying Freeman (1995)

Storyline: A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader. They soon realise the fatal mistake of underestimating the deadly skills of the Crying Freeman.

Plot Keywords: yakuza, based on manga, sword duel, live action remake of anime, anti hero, katana sword, san francisco california ...

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#7. Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Storyline: In the near future, Major Mira Killian (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible terrorist attack, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major Killian is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major Killian discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others.

Plot Keywords: remake, lgbt, corporate corruption, bisexual woman, bisexual, lesbian, live action remake of anime ...

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#8. Casshern (2004)

Storyline: In a world with an alternate history, a great war finally comes to an end leaving the earth diseased and polluted. The geneticist Dr. Azuma vies for support from the government for his neo-cell treatment that he claims can rejuvenate the body and regenerate humankind. The government leaders, guarding their own deeply entrenched powers, turn down the professor. Driven to complete his work, Dr. Azuma accepts a secret offer from a sinister faction of the powerful military. After an incident occurs in Dr. Azuma's lab, a race of mutant humans known as the Shinzo Ningen are unleashed upon the world. Now only the warrior known as Casshern, reincarnated with an invincible body, stands between the Shinzo Ningen and a world on the brink of annihilation.

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, mutant, human experimentation, dystopia, supernatural power, virtual set, based on cartoon ...

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#9. Speed Racer (2008)

Storyline: The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible, a cross-country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother, Rex Racer. Speed is loyal to the family business, run by his parents Pops and Mom. Pops designed Speed's car, the Mach 5. The owner of Royalton Industries makes Speed a lucrative offer, Speed rejects the offer, angering the owner. Speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests, including Royalton, are fixing races and cheating to gain profit. With the offer to Speed denied, Royalton wants to ensure that Speed will not win races. Speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend Trixie and enters The Crucible in a partnership with his one-time rival, Racer X, seeking to rescue his family's business and the racing sport itself.

Plot Keywords: based on cartoon, gadget car, conspiracy, secret identity, secret agent, corporate crime, driver ...

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#10. Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Storyline: In 1970, the four hundred year-old skilled samurai Saya is sent to the Kanto High School in an American military base in Tokyo by the Council, a secret society that has been hunting vampires for centuries. Saya has the appearance of a teenager but is the tormented half-breed creature with the soul of her human father and the powers and need of blood of her vampire mother. She is obsessed to face the powerful demon Onigen that killed her father. In the base, Saya saves Alice McKee, who is the daughter of General McKee and commander of the base, from the attack of several vampires. When General McKee is killed by a member of the Council, Alice runs to the hotel where Saya is lodged. They join forces and go to the countryside to chase Onigen.

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, japanese, unsubtitled foreign language, remake, sword fight, exploding building, hunter ...

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#11. Hagane no renkinjutsushi (2017)

Storyline: The plot takes place at the beginning of the 20th century, in a reality where alchemy is real, extremely developed and respected. The plot features brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric who, after attempting the forbidden technique of human transmutation, suffer the consequences. Alphonse loses his entire body while Edward loses his left leg. Edward then sacrifices his right arm to save his brother's soul by attaching it to a metal suit of armor. Edward is then given mechanical prosthetics known as "automail" in place of his missing arm and leg. Upon acceptance into the State Alchemists, he is given the nickname "Fullmetal Alchemist", all while searching with Alphonse for the legendary philosopher's stone, that will repair their bodies.

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, scene after end credits, based on manga, man wears eyeglasses, father daughter relationship ...

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#12. Shingeki no kyojin (2015)

Storyline: A teenage boy named Eren Jaeger must use his special gift to fight alongside with the military to defeat the titan race. Mankind is on the brink of extinction when these man-eating monsters terrorize everybody and set to destroy the last of human civilization left in the world.

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, giant, based on comic book, sequel, first part, post apocalypse, three word title ...

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#13. Cutie Honey: Tears (2016)

Storyline: It is the end of the twenty first century and the planet is a victim of a conspiracy involving death, disease and environmental degradation. Doctor Kisaragi designs and operationalizes a cyborg called Cutie Honey. The creation can feel, sympathize and take action. The rich and powerful and the corporation have an adversary.—aghaemi

Plot Keywords: power plant, punching, punch, kick, transformation, dance floor, dance party ...

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#14. Death Note (2017)

Storyline: Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.

Plot Keywords: based on manga, live action remake of anime, righteous rage, poetic justice, justice, protest, creature ...

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#15. Kite (2014)

Storyline: Never Underestimate a Girl with Nothing to Lose. Based on the groundbreaking, cult classic anime, KITE tells the story of Sawa (India Eisley,"The Secret Life of the American Teenager," Underworld: Awakening), a young woman living in a corrupt society where crime and gangs terrorize the streets. When Sawa's mother and policeman father are found victims of a grisly double homicide, she begins a ruthless pursuit for the man who murdered them. With the help of her father's ex-partner, Karl Aker (Samuel L. Jackson, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers, Django Unchained), and a mysterious friend from her past (Callan McAuliffe, The Great Gatsby, I Am Number Four), she becomes a merciless teen assassin, blasting her way through the dark world of human trafficking only to uncover a devastating truth.—Anchor Bay Entertainment

Plot Keywords: live action remake of anime, independent film, based on cartoon, martial arts, mixed martial arts, kicked in the crotch, woman punches a man ...

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