**RE:BORN (2016)** is a high-octane Japanese action film directed by Yûji Shimomura, known for his work on stylish, brutal fight choreography in movies like *The Raid* series and *13 Assassins*. The film stars Tak Sakaguchi in the lead role as a legendary former assassin, and it blends intense martial arts sequences with a story of redemption, revenge, and found family. ### Plot Summary (Spoiler-Light) The story centers on a man known only as "Sakaguchi" (or simply referred to by his skills), who was once one of the world's deadliest assassins. After years of taking countless lives for shadowy organizations, he decides to leave that violent world behind. He settles into a quiet life in Japan, where he rescues and raises a young girl with extraordinary talent whom he encounters during a purge or operation gone wrong. For a while, he finds a semblance of peace—walking with the girl, sharing simple moments, and trying to suppress his lethal instincts. However, his past refuses to stay buried. When a new threat emerges—ruthless enemies who know exactly who he is and what he's capable of—they target him and the girl. This triggers his return to form. Sensing danger during an ordinary outing, he calmly tells the girl to go home first. What follows is a whirlwind of precise, no-holds-barred violence as he single-handedly dismantles an entire criminal organization in a matter of minutes. The film is essentially a revenge thriller wrapped in explosive action set pieces. It explores how someone with "extraordinary talent" for killing can never fully escape their history, especially when cold-blooded killers from his past come calling. The narrative moves between flashbacks to his assassin days, the fragile domestic life he's built, and the explosive present-day confrontations. ### Key Cast and Performances - **Tak Sakaguchi** as the protagonist: Sakaguchi, a former stuntman turned actor (famous for *Versus* and *Battle Royale*), delivers a physically demanding performance. He handles complex choreography involving knives, hand-to-hand combat, guns, and improvised weapons with remarkable fluidity and intensity. His character is stoic yet haunted, conveying deep emotion through minimal dialogue and devastating action. - Supporting roles feature a mix of Japanese talent portraying assassins, gangsters, and victims. The young girl adds emotional weight, serving as the human anchor for the protagonist's motivations. ### Action and Direction What makes **RE:BORN** stand out is its commitment to raw, realistic-yet-stylized fight scenes. Director Shimomura crafts long, unbroken sequences where the camera follows the protagonist as he dodges bullets, counters multiple attackers simultaneously, and finishes with clean, decisive kills. There's a notable scene where he faces a hail of gunfire and strikes without warning, showcasing years of "killer instinct." The film doesn't shy away from brutality—blood, broken bones, and high body counts are on full display—but it's purposeful rather than gratuitous. The action serves the story of a man unleashing controlled chaos after trying to live peacefully. Cinematography often uses dynamic angles, slow-motion for key strikes, and practical effects to heighten the impact. ### Themes - **Redemption and Peace**: Can a killer ever truly change? The film questions whether retirement is possible for someone with such a dark skill set. - **Found Family**: The bond with the rescued girl provides the emotional core, contrasting the cold world of assassins. - **Revenge Cycle**: Once provoked, the violence escalates inevitably, showing how one act of retribution can consume everything. - **Talent as Curse**: Extraordinary abilities in combat make the protagonist both powerful and isolated.

And they would’ve kept losing if it hadn’t been for the arrival of American men, equipment, technology, tactics and logistics. Many in the British Government were for negotiating with Hitler by way of his puppet Mussolini after he rolled through Europe. The arrival of the P-51 Mustang in the European theatre coupled with General Doolittle’s doctrine of sweep ahead, pursue and destroy the Luftwaffe allowed the Allies to gain Air Dominance and eventually Air Superiority over Europe. Without that, no D-Day. The arrival of the Sherman, Jeep and 1/2 ton truck made the ground war in Europe possible. But the biggest thing was the arrival of radios and American squad-based combat tactics. The Germans invented it, but the U.S. perfected it. If a British officer fell in the field, the unit under his command would be rendered useless. The Germans knew this and how the British command structure works in the field. Take out the officers and the unit falls into disarray. That was not the case for Americans. If an American Lieutenant fell, the Sgt. would step up. Then Cpl. then LCPL. You had American squads being cohesively and effectively led by junior enlisted men. This is unheard of in other militaries at the time. Did you know the average response time for a call for an artillery strike by an American unit was around 20 minutes. For a British Unit, that response time was over an hour, as it had to work its way through the antiquated British Command Structure. That’s just Europe. We haven’t talked about how the US beat Japan in a series of brutal island hopping campaigns. How many Brits were on the landing party that hit the black volcanic beaches of Iwo Jima, again?

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COMBAT FRATRICIDE POUR LA CEINTURE ! 🇲🇦⚔️ Fraîchement sacré champion du GLORY, Mohamed Touchassie défendra son titre face à Tarik Khbabez. 🏆 #COLLISION10

Nous continuons le combat pour la famille de Louis et pour mettre fin à l’excuse de minorité ⤵️

2.5d combat test #gamedev

And the combat system was also ELITE

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Yep. I tried guns blazing, tried stealth mode and even some hand to hand combat which didn’t work lol

Qualité problèmes hygiène de Master Poulet....Argenteuil, Clichy, Aubervilliers Cc @karim_bouamrane mène un juste combat pour ces raisons mais aussi les autres qu'il a évoquées...

Clarification: 🇺🇦 ✅️Ukrainian advance in the updated combat zone east of Malynivka, Sloviansk-Kramatorsk direction.

🚨 BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran: "We are using the ceasefire to develop our combat capabilities. If the enemies make a mistake, they will certainly face the response of the Iranian Army."

The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch Episode 12 ✅ Un magnifique épisode qui clôture l'arc du combat avec Arc et Rigel qui finalement se font battre par Spica et Claude. Grâce à l'intelligence de Spica, elle a pu imaginer un plan pour pouvoir retransformer Claude et en même temps battre Arc. Claude se réveille et il finit par éliminer Rigel avec une attaque super puissant. Mais c'est loin d'être fini quand un lynx apparaît, car il était venu chercher Arc pour l'emmener au QG. Quant à Rigel, il n'est pas mort mais il se fera d'abord soigner avant que Claude l'interroge sur son camp. Tous les élèves et les profs de l'académie sont sains et saufs et ils vont tous rentrer à l'académie rejoindre tout le monde. Mais Spica n'aura même pas le temps de se reposer qu'elle est déjà en mission avec Claude pour battre des créatures en forme de minerai pour récupérer des pierres précieux. Elle se fait gronder par sa mère parce qu'elle a complètement chiffonné son uniforme de l'académie. C'est qui va coûter cher à Spica pour un nouvel uniforme. #TheClassroomofaBlackCatandaWitch #SliceOfLife #Fantasy

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It's a shame because this boss is so unbelievably well designed but LoP combat feels a bit stiff

je crois que y a que les arguments subjectifs qui sont recevable là ("c'est mou, pas fluide et ça fait vieillot") si t'as lock un autre adversaire (dans un combat à plusieurs???) c'est que t'as touché à la caméra donc : ta faute. et taper dans le vide c'est aussi ta faute...

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Aspirer de prendre le pouvoir par les armes ; les mensonges et manipulations c’est du terrorisme, ça prouve que vôtre combat est déloyal et criminel

6) I've been thinking about his combat style for a long time, and Corvus is very much a rogue-ish fighter, despite being able to stand his ground. I'm talking feints, cheap tricks, and throwing sand in his enemy's eyes. Not to mention, he's insanely accurate from range.