At the heart of Re:Born is Toshiro (Tak Sakaguchi), a former special ops mercenary living a quiet life as a convenience store owner in rural Japan. His past inevitably catches up with him when his former commander sends a wave of elite assassins to eliminate him.

: Inagawa is a real-life combat instructor for military and special forces units, lending a sense of brutal efficiency to the film's many throat-slitting and close-quarters sequences. Quick Facts

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The film's climax—a grueling, extended battle through a forest against dozens of armed soldiers—is widely considered one of the greatest technical achievements in action choreography of the 2010s. Seeing this in a clean 1080p format allows viewers to appreciate the sheer physicality and "mechanical" precision Sakaguchi brings to the role. Impact on the Genre