Why is “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “strong bloody violence/gore and some nudity.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a young man and a young woman undressing to swim nude, a few kissing scenes, a few flirting scenes, a young man struggling with his inability to avoid becoming infatuated with young women, a young man imagining scantily clad young women taking seductive poses, many scenes of characters fighting using powers and skills that cause death and bloody dismemberment as well as property damage, a discussion of the death of a canine companion, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A young man finds himself falling in love with a woman, only to become infatuated with another woman that leads him on a dangerous path. Also with the voices of Kikunosuke Toya, Tomori Kusunoki, Shôgo Sakata, Ai Fairouz, Reina Ueda, Kenji Akabane, Hannah Alyea, Bryn Apprill, Joshua Bangle, Marianne Bray, Aiden Call, Jason Douglas, Kyle Halberstadt, Natsuki Hanae, Alex Hom, Shiori Izawa, Eri Kitamura and Ryan Colt Levy. Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara. In Japanese with English subtitles or dubbed in English. [Running Time: 1:40]

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc SEX/NUDITY 5

 – A young man and a young woman kiss as fireworks ignite in the background (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A young man and a young woman hug and nearly kiss.
► A young man asks a young woman if she thinks he has a heart and she puts her head on his chest (we hear heartbeats). A young woman sits very close to a young man in a café, puts her arm around his shoulder and puts her leg over his leg while she flirts with him; the young man worries about his heart belonging to another. A young woman holds a young man’s hands and pleads with him to run away with her. A young man and a young woman hold hands as they walk through a dark school building. A young man panics when a young woman touches his shoulder and worries that she is interested in him and that he won’t be able to resist her. A man and a woman hug in a movie.
► A young man says that he is going to ask a young woman to be his girlfriend. A young woman asks a young man on a date and he is very enthusiastic, saying, “I’ve never hung out with a girl before.” A young man talks about having touched a young woman’s breasts and that he “made out” with someone. A character hugs another character and is very excited to be working together; the second character says, “I’m not really into dudes.”
► A young man and a young woman stand at the edge of a swimming pool and the young woman undresses to go swimming (we see her bare breasts, abdomen, legs to the hips and partial pubic region), the young man undresses (we see his bare chest, abdomen, back, buttocks and legs) and he jumps into the pool. A character is shirtless and we see his bare chest and abdomen and back in several scenes. A young man imagines two young women wearing skimpy underwear and posing seductively (we see cleavage and hips to the legs). A young man imagines a young woman wearing underwear that reveals her bare hips and legs as she strikes a suggestive pose.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc VIOLENCE/GORE 8

 – A man holding a sword stands over a large creature (we see blood and matter) and we see a person’s torso and head covered with blood and he pleads for someone to kill him; the man stabs him and we hear a loud crunch. A man carrying a large knife laughs maniacally and approaches a young woman; he lunges toward her and she grabs him and holds him in a chokehold until he dies. We see quick glimpses of what seems to be a crime scene where we see blood and matter and a very bloody bullet held by a very bloody hand. A man washes a lot of blood off his body and we see blood on walls and the floor around him. A young man and a young woman kiss as fireworks ignite in the background; the young man begins to drool blood and we see that the young woman has bitten his tongue off; the young man collapses to the ground where his throat is slashed and the young woman presses a knife to his chest, as she says that she is going to take his heart; the young woman pulls a pin attached to her neck and causes an explosion (we see her charred body, but she is still alive), she chases the young man as another character carries him away. Three men holding swords approach a woman and she throws explosives that blow them up (we see the swords and blood on the ground). Two men bite their hands causing them to bleed. A man points a gun at a woman and his hand is blown off (we see blood). A character with a chainsaw on his head and a character with a shark fin on his head fight with a character that shoots explosions; we see explosions and flames and the first two characters jump around avoiding the blasts. A character with chainsaws on his head and arms and a character with a shark fin on his head jump through a high-rise building shattering the glass and they fight with a woman that uses explosives; one character dangles outside a window and the woman shoots an explosive at him, but the shark-fin character retrieves him.
► A teen walks through an alley and a rat skitters nearby, he moves to open a door and we hear a voice coming from inside telling him not to open the door; he wakes up and he reaches for someone else sleeping on the floor near him (she has horns on her head and pointed teeth) and she yells, “Touch me and die,” as she punches him hard in the stomach. Two men spar in a martial arts class and blood spurts onto the floor. A man says that he had a fistfight with someone earlier and we see that he has bandages on his face.
► We see the rubble of many buildings and numerous body bags lined up on the ground. A character has a chainsaw in his head and one on each arm. A huge cloud swirls overhead and lightning flashes. A character with a shark fin on his head is very excited when it starts to rain and puddles form on the ground; he dives through the sidewalks and flips and jumps into the air. A character has a shark fin on his head and has very sharp teeth. Many rats skitter into a pile and reveal a woman underneath; another woman pulls a ring on her neck and causes an explosion that blows the arm off the first woman (we see the bloody stump) and she is then stabbed through the chest (blood pours onto the ground).
► A man talks about stealing a man’s wife and child and skinning them both as the man watched and begged for the man to kill him. A character says, “I believe humans should suffer when they die.” A character makes a remark about the “life being tortured out of people in a secret room.” A reference is made to someone siphoning off people’s life spans and turning them into weapons. A character says that her dog died and she cries. A large spider is shown in a web and it wraps the web around a butterfly. A young woman approaches a young man in the dark and startles him.
► A young man coughs and gags deeply and coughs up a flower that he had eaten before to give to a young woman. A character says that another character drank too much blood and needs to be drained. A character makes a remark about vomit.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc LANGUAGE 5

 – About 1 F-word derivative, 2 sexual references, 10 scatological terms, 9 anatomical terms, 17 mild obscenities, name-calling (idiot, mediocre, pathological liar, racist, narcissist, sucked, guinea pig, complicit, addict, loudmouth devil, lazy, perv, depressing, messed up, dummy, unbelievable, so freaking cute, merciless, dumb [anatomical term deleted]), exclamations (so cool, jeez, are you kidding me, sheesh), 1 religious profanity (GD), 2 religious exclamations (e.g. Holy [mild obscenity deleted], Holy [scatological term deleted]). | profanity glossary |

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc SUBSTANCE USE

 – A man drinks from a flask. A man smokes cigarettes in a few scenes, and a man throws away a pack of cigarettes. A young man drinks a cup of coffee and complains about it tasting bad.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Devil hunters, first love, country mouse/city mouse.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc MESSAGE

 – Fighting against evil forces is a risky endeavor.