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View Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc film page
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Spoiler-free premise

Denji’s dangerous life as Chainsaw Man is complicated by a mysterious young woman.

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Devil hunter Denji meets mysterious café worker Reze during a rainstorm and experiences an unfamiliar courtship beyond Public Safety routines. Her interest intersects with international forces seeking the heart that gives Chainsaw Man his power.

Why it belongs

Tatsuya Yoshihara gives Denji's first romance tenderness and danger through elastic animation, quiet rain, explosive transformation, and Reze's divided presence.

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A telephone booth, night school, café, pool, festival lights, rain, body-horror action, and Kensuke Ushio's music let adolescent intimacy and violent pursuit share one fluid visual language.

Major award wins

No verified wins in this six-institution crosswalk.

Awards are reference metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20

Institutional reference ranks

Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250211AFI 100—
Reference metadata only · not part of the 40/40/20 score

Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.0
Engagement8.3
Ease8.2

Japanese · R
Animated Feature
Mood: Kinetic & Bittersweet