I didn’t know what to expect when I popped in this screener. Would it be a horror film with touches of comedy, a zany horror spoof? Gladly it was neither. I say gladly because Yorio Samurai Zombie was something a lot more rare. It had plenty of the above but in the end it emerged as something that sent a genuine chill. Part monster movie, part passle of jump scenes and shoot ‘em ups, and enough gushing blood to make anyone giggle, it also gave me no real idea where it was headed until it was too late. And by then it was forcing questions about the nature of cosmic justice Vs. revenge in my head. A family is kidnapped by a pair of runaway thieves only to end up near an old burial ground where a zombie samurai warrior has been set loose. The plot, and the number of monsters,...
- 6/21/2009
- by Canfield
- Screen Anarchy
No sooner had we posted the news about the U.S. date for Park Chan-wook’s Thirst than we found out about a bunch more Asian titles coming to the big screen this summer—in Manhattan, at least. Yes, the New York Asian Film Festival is gearing up to unleash what it calls “our biggest, most ridiculous [event] yet!”
The fest will present its 2009 lineup June 19-July 2 at the IFC Center (323 6th Avenue) and July 1-5 at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street). The opening-night and closing-night films, centerpiece presentations and Hong Kong New Action titles have yet to be announced, but among the many titles already confirmed are several of special interest to Fangorians.
One must-see event will be Tokyo Gore Night, with filmmaker/FX artist Yoshihiro Nishimura (pictured above) presenting several of his insane short movies set in the universes of his feature Tokyo Gore Police as well as Machine...
The fest will present its 2009 lineup June 19-July 2 at the IFC Center (323 6th Avenue) and July 1-5 at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street). The opening-night and closing-night films, centerpiece presentations and Hong Kong New Action titles have yet to be announced, but among the many titles already confirmed are several of special interest to Fangorians.
One must-see event will be Tokyo Gore Night, with filmmaker/FX artist Yoshihiro Nishimura (pictured above) presenting several of his insane short movies set in the universes of his feature Tokyo Gore Police as well as Machine...
- 5/7/2009
- Fangoria
The Asian Film Festival of Dallas (Affd) concludes on Thursday, August 21, 2008 with a screening of Tak Sakaguchi’s directorial debut Be A Man! Samurai School. Sakaguchi is the festival’s 2008 special guest, and has flown into Dallas, Texas exclusively for the screening. Tak kindly provided us with the latest demo reel for his Zero’s action team, which is to say the least, completely on fire. Anyone even reasonably close to the Dallas area should seriously consider making the screening as Sakaguchi has brought Isao Karasawa, who is one of his lead stuntmen, and there will be a live demonstration before the event. The demo reel is contained beneath the fold.
- 8/21/2008
- by Rodney Perkins
- Screen Anarchy
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