Movie connections for
Versus (2000/II) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Down to Hell (1997)

References

Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
 -  Use of "The Sergio Leone" close-up.
The Harder They Come (1972)
 -  When the head Yakuza goes to cut that guy's face with his kinfe he says, "Don't fuck with me." This is like the scene in The Harder They Come where Jimmy Cliff cuts up another guy's face after saying the same line.
Highlander (1986)
 -  The villian puts together a sword from a suitcase right before the final battle just like in Highlander
Predator (1987)
 -  The three-lasers-as-triangle on the Hero's sword in the epilogue.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 -  When the hero puts on the trenchcoat and sunglasses it mirrors the scene where Arnold Schwarzenneger gets his clothes
Wo shi shei (1998)
 -  The fight with the red-haired zombie is just like the fight between Jackie Chan and Ron Smoorenburg: the zombie and Ron only use their feet and legs and the moves are the same.
Deep Rising (1998)

Referenced in

Alive (2002/I)
 -  The word "VERSUS" appears in big fat letters right on the screen before the fight scene with the main actor from the movie Versus.
Aragami (2003)
 -  Tak Sakaguchi appears at the end of the movie as the Prisoner he played in Versus.
Azumi (2003)
 -  Rival Samurai facing back to back during battle. Hero bringing there sword across their face, and breathing at the same time
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) (VG)
 -  Several references to Versus (directed by this game's cutscene director), such as the way Snake points his gun at Baker.

Spoofs

Blade (1998)
The Matrix (1999)

Spoofed in

Gojira: Fainaru uôzu (2004)
 -  The scene in which Don Frye fights Tak Sakaguchi references several scenes from Versus, also directed by Kitamura.

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