Audition, 1999 Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina and Renji Ishibashi SYNOPSIS: Middle-aged widower Shigeharu is encouraged by his concerned son to finally get himself back into the dating scene. Shigeharu, taking his son’s advice, albeit in a somewhat unconventional style, holds mock auditions for a new girlfriend in a manner akin […]
Warner Bros. and Toho teaming up for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure movie from Takashi Miike
Cult filmmaker Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) is set to bring Hirohiko Araki’s bestselling manga series Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure to the big screen, with Variety reporting that Warner Bros. and Toho are teaming up to produce the live-action adaptation. The site reports that the movie will be based on the fourth part of the […]
DVD Review – Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
Yakuza Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Denden, Lily Franky, Hayato Ichihara, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Masanori Mimoto, Riko Narumi, Yayan Ruhian, and Raiko Takashima. SYNOPSIS: A Yakuza Vampire boss is betrayed by members of his clan, and is consequently killed; the duty befalls onto his most loyal protégé to take revenge, and to comply with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
