takashi miike
Graveyards of Honor Collects the Original and Remake [Blu-Ray Review]
“He always wanted to be a Yakuza, ever since he was a little boy” an unidentified interviewee says as a montage of black and white photos of future Yakuza Rikio Ishikawa (Tetsuya Watari)...
First Love is Snatch with Sword Fights [Blu-Ray Review]
Early on in First Love, the main character, Leo (Masataka Kubota), is in a boxing match. When he punches his opponent in the face, there’s a quick cut to a decapitated head bouncing out of an a...
Blu-Ray Review: Ichi the Killer is a Stunning Restoration of One of Takashi Miike’s Best
Ichi the Killer is one of the most influential movies of the early 2000s. It is absolutely one of the standout films from director Takashi Miike, which says a lot, because he’s directed over 10...
Over Your Dead Body [Frightfest 2015 Review]
Acclaimed Japanese film-maker Takashi Miike sticks to his tried and tested formula of making at least one movie per year with chilly revenge shocker Over Your Dead Body, a flick that boldly attempts t...
Audition: Disturbing Torture Film or Black Romantic Comedy?
Audition is fairly widely regarded as one of the most disturbing Japanese horror films, if not simply one of the most disturbing horror films, worldwide. And that is a valid statement. Directed b...
Audition – A Japanese Shock?
[soliloquy id=”499″] Audition is a film that’s always in the “most disturbing” category, but yet, I really do not feel it deserves this honor. It’s one of those fi...