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Takashi Miike returns to Cannes with perhaps his most conventional film yet, an overblown but highly entertaining thriller about five cops transporting a despicable child murderer across Japan. Tatsuya Fujiwara, who is perhaps best know in the West for his portrayal of the naive and sweet Nanahara in Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale, plays Kiyomaru, the [...]
Seemingly back making films at a breakneck pace Takashi Miike makes it clear with For Love’s Sake (Ai To Makoto) that 13 Assassins and Harakiri, his recent period samurai remakes, were examples of him branching out further, rather than a full-blown new direction. That’s not to say that Miike is fully back to approaching the [...]
The 1973 blood-soaked cult classic Lady Snowblood arrives on Blu-ray, looking every bit as gleefully demented and violent as the generation of films which have been inspired by it. Quentin Tarantino has always been open in citing the film as a huge influence on the first Kill Bill, but witnessing the copious amount of limb [...]
To describe Japanese director Takashi Miike as prolific is to fail to tell the half of it. His IMDb listing shows 87 directorial credits in the past 20-odd years, which is frankly astonishing. I must confess to having seen very little of his output beyond the more celebrated (and visceral) Audition and Ichi The Killer, [...]
This sort of thing can rapidly turn into a vanity project, so I will have to watch my step a little. Laudable as it is to try to bring to people’s attention some splendid films which they may not have seen, it can swiftly deteriorate into, “oh gosh, you haven’t seen Cube: Zero, what kind [...]
There were many delights to be found in UK cinemas in 2011 both in wide release and at the wide variety of festivals that still thrive here. I watched a great many films in 2011 and there were a large number that impressed me and below are some of my favourites. I have divided the [...]
Anyone who has already seen Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film Harakiri, of which this film is very much a remake, will very quickly realise when watching Miike’s 2011 update that little in the story has been changed but whilst the mechanics of the story are unchanged Miike makes significant changes in the way this story is told. Hara-Kiri: Death of [...]
(The review of 13 Assassins included below was originally posted as part of my coverage of the London Film Festival. Below the review of the film you can find my thoughts on the new Blu-ray release from Artificial Eye.) The Film Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu [...]
Video game adaptations have mostly been criticized by a large majority of cinema-goers for a lack of care from the studios, filmmakers and the original source itself. With next year seeing the release of Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, another new film to join this slate of adaptations and it is based the critically successful Phoenix [...]
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK. Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in [...]
Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu (played wonderfully by SMAP member Goro Inagaki), is out of control and a group of samurai (and a wandering bandit) set out to assassinate Naritsugu before he rises too high and things get far worse. Laying a trap for him and his [...]
13 Assassins blew through London last year for the film festival and is heading back into cinemas for its theatrical run on the 6th of May and for those looking forward to seeing what happens when Takashi Miike meets feudal Japan there’s a new trailer, clip and some nice pictures for you. Miike’s film has [...]
Empire have posted a new UK trailer for 13 Assassins, a remake of the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film. Directed by renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer), 13 Assassins stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata, Kazuki Namioka, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura. A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Check out the UK trailer below:
Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins took a bow at last year’s London Film Festival and you can see what our Craig Skinner thought of it here. It is available On Demand now and will run in theatres in the US from the end of April and in UK cinemas about a week after that. Having wowed and [...]
Here at HeyUGuys, we aim to provide you with an all-encompassing look into the world of film. Whether you’re a fully-fledged cineaste, or just possess a casual interest, there’s something for anyone with our alternative A-Z of cinema, which starts today and runs through the week. If you’ve ever wondered just what it is an [...]
Beginning with the shrieking, pounding sound of The Flower Travellin’ Band’s Satori Pt. I and a montage that is probably only bested by Miike’s other incredible montage opening in Dead or Alive, Deadly Outlaw: Rekka announces its intent swiftly and ruthlessly. The opening also gives us our first glimpse at the film’s lead character Kunisada [...]
Edo period Japan and the untouchable brother of the Shogun, the villainous Lord Naritsugu (played wonderfully by SMAP member Goro Inagaki), is out of control and a group of samurai (and a wandering bandit) set out to assassinate Naritsugu before he rises too high and things get far worse. Laying a trap for him and his [...]
Mark Schilling at Variety is reporting the news that following Zebraman 2 (the trailer of which can be found here) and 13 Assassins (a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film of the same name) Takashi Miike’s is working on another remake, this time of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film, Harakiri (AKA Seppuku). Kobayashi’s film tells the [...]