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BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)

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BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.7

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly promotes progressive ideology by centering its narrative on a critique of systemic racism, sexism, and colonialism, framed through a modern, liberal lens that emphasizes identity politics and intersectional struggles.

The series features a mixed-race female protagonist whose identity is central to the narrative, challenging traditional gender roles and societal norms in Edo-period Japan. It explicitly critiques patriarchal structures and xenophobia, with the primary antagonists being white men, underscoring a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.

Secondary

Blue Eye Samurai offers a positive portrayal of queerness by exploring gender and identity fluidity through Mizu's disguise and journey. It subtly addresses same-gender attraction and empowers characters by validating their resilience without punishing non-conformity, making it a thought-provoking commentary on societal norms.

Blue Eye Samurai does not feature transsexual characters or themes. The protagonist's cross-dressing is a survival mechanism in a patriarchal society, not an expression of gender identity. The series focuses on the struggles of women and mixed-race individuals, without engaging with trans experiences or representation.

The provided information describes Mizu as a skilled character who might engage in solo combat. However, it does not detail specific scenes where female characters are shown to be victorious in close-quarters physical combat against male opponents, making it challenging to describe outcomes.

The characters in "Blue Eye Samurai" are original creations for the series, not adaptations of established canonical figures or historical persons. Therefore, there is no prior gender baseline from source material or history for any character to have been swapped from.

As an original animated series, "Blue Eye Samurai" does not adapt characters from prior canon. While Princess Akemi, a Japanese character, is voiced by a Korean-American actress, this is considered an ethnic/national shift within the same broader racial category (Asian), which is explicitly excluded from the definition of a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.7
The Movie Database logo
8.5

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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8.8

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