Topic: Takashi Miike

Manga artists have one great advantage over live-action film directors: They can fantasize and satirize and otherwise have fun with their...

A real throwback

0 View Larger Image 13 Assassins . Action. Starring Kôji Yakusho. Directed by Takashi Miike. In Japanese with subtitles. (Rated R. 126 minutes. At...
The first 3-D film in competition at Cannes is not for the squeamish with its bloody depiction of a young samurai who literally falls on his sword."Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai" by Japan's godfather of gore Takashi Miike is a ...

SF Film Fest lineup

0 . "On Tour," a film by Mathieu Amalric about American burlesque dancers performing in provincial France, will close the 54th San Francisco...

Imprint -- 2006 Horror DVD Release

Imprint was to be the thirteenth episode of cable network Showtimes anthology television series Masters of Horror. Strange especially for a cable channel but it seems Director Takashi Miike's tale of love and fetuses was just too strong a cocktail. Billy ...

Best movies of 2005

FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY - I had tremendous expectations for this one, based on the trailers, internet buzz, cast and Robert Rodriguez's previous work, yet when I saw the first show on opening day (I still remember thinking the April 1 ...
"The Hills are alive with the sounds of screaming" Takashi Miike is an incredibly prolific director, making three or four films a year for more or less the last ten years. The Happiness of The Katakuris' is certainly not a conventional horror ...

Oh, the horror!

0 . For maximum effect, this introduction should be read in a Bela Lugosi voice, over theremin music.. . Seeking video enhancement for your...
Japanese cult director Miike remakes samurai classic 'Thirteen Assassins' for new generationJapanese cult director Takashi Miike's samurai swashbuckler "Thirteen Assassins" says he remade the 1963 classic to help the young generation learn about the past.The film is set around 150 ...

Japanese samurai movie pokes fun at tradition

VENICE (Reuters) - Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike's "13 Assassins" is a surprisingly conventional remake of a 1963 samurai movie, but he injects enough horror and humour to win over viewers at the Venice film festival.The film, one of 24 in ...