A trailer has arrived online for director Takashi Miike’s upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga’s sci-fi manga Terra Formars; check it out below… In the late 26th century, overpopulation on Earth is reaching the breaking point, and humanity must find new frontiers. The terraforming of Mars has taken centuries, but is now […]
Blu-ray Review – Audition (1999)
Audition, 1999. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki and Jun Kunimura. SYNOPSIS: A widower holds auditions to find a new love, only the woman he chooses isn’t quite what she appears to be. If you’ve yet to see Takashi Miike’s 1999 movie Audition then you can be damn sure you’ve […]
Takashi Miike’s Audition getting Blu-ray steelbook release courtesy of Arrow Video
Arrow Video has announced a special limited edition Blu-ray steelbook release for Takashi Miike’s notorious J-horror classic Audition, which is set for release on February 29th. SEE ALSO: PRE-ORDER AUDITION VIA AMAZON One of the most shocking J-horror films ever made, Audition exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the century to a […]
Movie Review – Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
Yakuza Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Denden, Riko Narumi, Shô Aoyagi, Reiko Takashima and Lily Frankie. SYNOPSIS: When Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge. Controversial film-maker Takashi Miike has divided audiences over the course of his […]
Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse to receive UK theatrical release in January
Manga Entertainment has announced that cult Japanese director Takashi Miike’s vampire-gangster genre mashup Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld is set for a theatrical release here in the UK this January. SEE ALSO: Watch the red band trailer for Yakuza Apocalypse here Featuring Miike’s signature blend of deranged horror, slapstick and action, Yakuza […]
Watch the trailer for Takashi Miike’s Over Your Dead Body
Following its run on the festival circuit, a new trailer has arrived online for cult filmmaker Takashi Miike’s upcoming horror Over Your Dead Body. Check it out below after the official synopsis… A beautiful actress (Kô Shibasaki of 47 Ronin and Battle Royale) plays the protagonist in a new play based on a legendary ghost […]
New red band trailer for Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld
Ahead of its U.K. premiere at the BFI London Film Festival next month, a new red band trailer for Takashi Miike’s action horror Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld has arrived online and you can watch it below after the official synopsis… Akira (Hayato Ichihara) admires Genyo Kamiura who is the most powerful […]
New trailer for Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld
Ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival, a new trailer has arrived online for Takashi Miike’s (Ichi the Killer, 13 Assassins) new film Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld, which features a blend of vampires, gangsters, earthquakes, volcanoes, monsters, martial arts, and even a yakuza knitting circle. Akira (Hayato Ichihara) admires Genyo Kamiura […]
Watch the trailer for Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld
An international trailer has arrived online for cult filmmaker Takashi Miike’s new gangster-vampire mash-up Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld, which you can watch below… Akira (Hayato Ichihara) admires Genyo Kamiura who is the most powerful yakuza. Genyo Kamiura has been targeted numerous times, but has never died. He is called the invincible […]
Takashi Miike directing live-action adaptation of Terra Formars
Anime News Network is reporting that a live-action movie adaptation of Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga’s sci-fi manga Terra Formars has been given the green light, with cult Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) set to direct. Launching in 2011, Terra Formars has sold over 10 million copies to date across 11 volumes, […]