Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

Directed by Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbo

Produced by SHAFT

201663 min7.7 / 10

A visually striking supernatural action-drama that blends gothic horror, body-horror gore, and intimate character connection as a human boy sacrifices his humanity to save a vampire.

One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters...

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  • Is Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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87/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity82

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Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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