As a direct result of Film Festival exhaustion, there were two days where LondonFilmFanatiq was unable to manage all three films each day. As a result, here’s a look at the films seen during those two shameful days. First Feature competitor The Samurai That Night from Japanese Masaaki Akahori turned out to be somewhat less-worth getting out of bed for than anticipated, but Italian “Debate” entrant Reality would go on to spectacularly salvage the day. Meanwhile For No Good Reason provided a good reason to get up early on a Friday morning with a striking look at cartoonist and Hunter S Thomson collaborator Ralph Steadman that will be up for top Documentary honours at the 56th London Film Festival.
The Samurai That Night
When his wife is killed in a hit and run accident, socially awkward Ken (Masato Sakai) spends the ensuing five years obsessing and loosely plotting his revenge.
The Samurai That Night
When his wife is killed in a hit and run accident, socially awkward Ken (Masato Sakai) spends the ensuing five years obsessing and loosely plotting his revenge.
- 10/15/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
I can’t watch scenes involving any sort of eye trauma. Try as I might, I always squirm, turn away and/or close my eyes. Just thinking about having something long and sharp shoved violently into my ocular cavities is enough to give me nightmares for the next several thousand years. If, like me, you have trouble consuming this sort of material, then the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in the latest trailer for Masatoshi Yamaguchi’s “Ushijima the Loan Shark” might be a little shocking. I just wanted to give you the heads up. A synopsis will help ease you into the madness: Mirai Suzuki (Yuko Oshima) becomes responsible for her mother’s debt which is owed to loan shark Kaoru Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada). To begin paying off her mother’s debt, Mirai begins working at a dating cafe. Meanwhile, Jun (Kento Hayashi) is the ambitious and greedy company president for an event group.
- 7/29/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Holy shit. The teaser trailer for Japanese director Takashi Miike’s upcoming high school massacre flick “Lesson of the Evil” is pretty effective. Granted, it doesn’t show you much — this is a teaser, after all — but what it offers is definitely memorable. Hideaki Ito stars as a mentally unstable teacher who gives his students an impromptu education in fear. I can’t wait to see how this one goes over in the States. Specifically, here’s what the flick is about: High school teacher Seiji Hasumi (Hideaki Ito) is the most popular teacher at his school with an attractive smile. Yet, Seiji Hasumi is a psychopath. To solve some of his school’s problems, like bullying, and to protect himself, Seiji begins to kill his students one by one. “Lesson of Evil” also stars Fumi Nikaido, Shota Sometani, Kento Hayashi, and Takayuki Yamada, opens in Japanese theaters later this year.
- 7/20/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Lesson of the Evil Trailer. Takashi Miike‘s Lesson of the Evil (2012) teaser trailer stars Hideaki Itô, Jab, Takayuki Yamada, Shôta Sometani, and Fumi Nikaidô. Lesson of the Evil‘s plot synopsis: an adaptation of Yusuke Kishi’s novel Aku No Kyoten, ”A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and [...]
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- 7/19/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Japanese master director Takashi Miike, helmer of such past horrors as 'Audition' (Aka 'Odishon') and 'One Missed Call' (Aka 'Chakushin ari'), returns to the genre with his new murderous feature 'Lesson of the Evil' (Aka 'Aku no kyoten'). A new shocking trailer from the non-subtitled flick has reared its head which you can head below to check out. Based on the novel of the same name by Japanese author Yusuke Kishi the flick centers on a teacher named Seiji Hasumi, played by Hideaki Ito, who's mental condition leads him to murder his students one by one. Takayuki Yamada, Jab, Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaido and Kento Hayashi all star. Check out the new trailer and full plot info below....
- 7/19/2012
- Horror Asylum
Crows Zero II
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Nobuaki Kaneko, Haruma Miura, Sôsuke Takaoka, Takayuki Yamada | Written by Shôgo Mutô | Directed by Takashi Miike
When I first saw Crows Zero (review here) it quickly became one of my favourite Takashi Miike films. First introduced to his work through Audition then Ichi the Killer I was used to his harsh and extreme horror side, but the more of I see the more he impresses me. Be it with 13 Assassins or the Crows Zero films I’ve been able to see that he can enact ambitious fight scenes that are full to the brim with gore and his own impressive style, although Crows Zero to be fair does not use gore, it seems probably his tamest work and to be aimed at a more teen audience.
Following on straight after the events of the first film it’s not long...
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Nobuaki Kaneko, Haruma Miura, Sôsuke Takaoka, Takayuki Yamada | Written by Shôgo Mutô | Directed by Takashi Miike
When I first saw Crows Zero (review here) it quickly became one of my favourite Takashi Miike films. First introduced to his work through Audition then Ichi the Killer I was used to his harsh and extreme horror side, but the more of I see the more he impresses me. Be it with 13 Assassins or the Crows Zero films I’ve been able to see that he can enact ambitious fight scenes that are full to the brim with gore and his own impressive style, although Crows Zero to be fair does not use gore, it seems probably his tamest work and to be aimed at a more teen audience.
Following on straight after the events of the first film it’s not long...
- 6/30/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
The official site for the upcoming live-action adaptation of Ushijima the Loan Shark has been updated with a YouTube embed of its new full trailer.
Like the 2010 TBS drama, the movie stars Takayuki Yamada as a ruthless loan shark with “Cow Cow Finance”. Kento Hayashi plays Jun, who uses an illegal loan from Cow Cow to fund an event he’s planning, but then decides to stiff Ushijima. When Ushijima shuts Jun down, he begins plotting his revenge.
Meanwhile, a young woman named Miko (Yuko Oshima of AKB48) has to resort to working at a paid date cafe to pay off her mother’s gambling debts.
“Ushijima the Loan Shark” will get its world premiere at Japan Society on July 25, 2012 as part of Japan Cuts and will be released by Stardust Pictures in Japan on August 25.
Like the 2010 TBS drama, the movie stars Takayuki Yamada as a ruthless loan shark with “Cow Cow Finance”. Kento Hayashi plays Jun, who uses an illegal loan from Cow Cow to fund an event he’s planning, but then decides to stiff Ushijima. When Ushijima shuts Jun down, he begins plotting his revenge.
Meanwhile, a young woman named Miko (Yuko Oshima of AKB48) has to resort to working at a paid date cafe to pay off her mother’s gambling debts.
“Ushijima the Loan Shark” will get its world premiere at Japan Society on July 25, 2012 as part of Japan Cuts and will be released by Stardust Pictures in Japan on August 25.
- 6/27/2012
- Nippon Cinema
Today more cast members were announced for Takashi Miike’s upcoming psychological thriller, Aku no Kyoten (Lesson of the Evil).
Most notably, Fumi Nikaido and Shota Sometani will once again appear together as students after co-starring in Shion Sono’s Himizu last year. The pair took home Marcello Mastroianni Awards for Best New Actor and Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival back in September for their respective performances.
Other cast additions include fellow Venice veterans Kento Hayashi and Takayuki Yamada.
“Aku no Kyoten” will star Hideaki Ito, who typically plays heroic characters, as an evil teacher named Seiji Hasumi who murders his students to make his life easier.
The roles of the four new cast additions have also all been revealed. Nikaido will play Reika Katagiri, a student who quickly becomes suspicious of Hasumi. Sometani will play Keisuke Hayami, who Reika suspects of being the ringleader of the cheaters in school.
Most notably, Fumi Nikaido and Shota Sometani will once again appear together as students after co-starring in Shion Sono’s Himizu last year. The pair took home Marcello Mastroianni Awards for Best New Actor and Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival back in September for their respective performances.
Other cast additions include fellow Venice veterans Kento Hayashi and Takayuki Yamada.
“Aku no Kyoten” will star Hideaki Ito, who typically plays heroic characters, as an evil teacher named Seiji Hasumi who murders his students to make his life easier.
The roles of the four new cast additions have also all been revealed. Nikaido will play Reika Katagiri, a student who quickly becomes suspicious of Hasumi. Sometani will play Keisuke Hayami, who Reika suspects of being the ringleader of the cheaters in school.
- 5/10/2012
- Nippon Cinema
I almost passed this one over, simply because I haven’t heard of the manga or the television program. I’m seriously glad I changed my mind. The teaser trailer for director Masatoshi Yamaguchi’s feature-length crime drama “Ushijima: The Loan Shark” looks pretty interesting. Call me crazy — and I’m sure that you will — but I’m getting a weird Miike vibe from this one. Not his good stuff, mind you, but the V-cinema crap that nobody ever talks about. Then again, I might just be tired. Here’s what the film is all about: Mirai Suzuki (Yuko Oshima) becomes responsible for her mother’s debt, which is owed to loan shark Kaoru Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada). To begin paying off her mother’s debt, Mirai begins working at a dating cafe. Meanwhile, Jun (Kento Hayashi) is the ambitious and greedy company president for an event group. To borrow money,...
- 4/20/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Crows Zero
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Takayuki Yamada, Sansei Shiomi, Ken’ichi Endô, Gorô Kishitani | Written by Shôgo Mutô | Directed by Takashi Miike
Crows Zero can be taken in two ways really, it’s either a tale about school kids kicking the holy hell out of each other or it’s a story about coming of age. It’s a tale of boys who are becoming adults and are finding themselves in the world of violence, gangs and the Yakuza. To survive Suzuran Senior High School is one thing, but to survive on top is impossible.
Suzuran, a school also known as the School of Crows is a building controlled by factions of school kids in the middle of all out gang warfare. The teachers have apparently given up on trying teaching the kids, or we don’t see them in class at least, all we see is fighting and violence.
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Takayuki Yamada, Sansei Shiomi, Ken’ichi Endô, Gorô Kishitani | Written by Shôgo Mutô | Directed by Takashi Miike
Crows Zero can be taken in two ways really, it’s either a tale about school kids kicking the holy hell out of each other or it’s a story about coming of age. It’s a tale of boys who are becoming adults and are finding themselves in the world of violence, gangs and the Yakuza. To survive Suzuran Senior High School is one thing, but to survive on top is impossible.
Suzuran, a school also known as the School of Crows is a building controlled by factions of school kids in the middle of all out gang warfare. The teachers have apparently given up on trying teaching the kids, or we don’t see them in class at least, all we see is fighting and violence.
- 4/18/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
A few days ago, a teaser trailer for Masatoshi Yamaguchi’s Ushijima the Loan Shark was uploaded to YouTube and embedded on the movie’s official website.
Based on a manga by Shohei Manabe, the movie brings back the primary cast and crew from the 2010 TV drama adaptation along with a few new additions.
Takayuki Yamada stars as a loan shark named Ushijima who charges predatory interest rates and hounds anyone unfortunate enough to owe money to his black market group, Kaukau Finance. Yuko Oshima of the pop idol group AKB48 plays Mirai, a woman who was forced to borrow money to pay off her mother’s massive gambling debts. Now faced with a mounting debt of her own to Ushijima, Mirai is forced to take a job at a “dating cafe” and starts to consider selling her body as a quick way to earn cash. Meanwhile, a good-looking dancer...
Based on a manga by Shohei Manabe, the movie brings back the primary cast and crew from the 2010 TV drama adaptation along with a few new additions.
Takayuki Yamada stars as a loan shark named Ushijima who charges predatory interest rates and hounds anyone unfortunate enough to owe money to his black market group, Kaukau Finance. Yuko Oshima of the pop idol group AKB48 plays Mirai, a woman who was forced to borrow money to pay off her mother’s massive gambling debts. Now faced with a mounting debt of her own to Ushijima, Mirai is forced to take a job at a “dating cafe” and starts to consider selling her body as a quick way to earn cash. Meanwhile, a good-looking dancer...
- 3/12/2012
- Nippon Cinema
It's no secret that the Alamo Drafthouse is the best theater chain in the country. Sure, it's small, but the passion they have to create the perfect environment to watch a movie is unparalleled. Case in point, their hugely popular No Texting [1] public service announcements, incredible in-theater food selection, stunning repertory screenings and so much more. As the new year begins, the entire staff of the Drafthouse voted on their favorite films of 2011 and selected /Film as the outlet to exclusively premiere their list. It's extremely eclectic (The Muppets, Beginners and 13 Assassin all made the cut) but you'd be hard pressed to find a better cross section of the best 2011 had to offer. Check it out after the jump. Here's the explanation of the list and how it came together. Members of the Alamo Drafthouse team each submitted their Top 10 films of 2011, which were then aggregated into one master list of spectacular cinema.
- 1/9/2012
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Most moviegoers can agree on one thing: there were way too many movies this year. If you’re (un)fortunate enough to live in New York, you had the opportunity to see around 600 new features come and go; the rest of us didn’t get that many fewer. That means that anyone who’s been put in a position to make a top 10 (or top 15, or top 20…) had to make some sad cuts. So we thought it appropriate to highlight some of the year’s most memorable individual moments, scenes, and sequences, from movies that may or may not have made our individual year-end lists. Some were from movies we didn’t love; some are from movies we didn’t even like, but all stood out. Which is no small feat considering just how insane the release calendar has become.
We are keeping out credit sequences since we feel it is an artform in itself,...
We are keeping out credit sequences since we feel it is an artform in itself,...
- 12/22/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
New York based Japan Film Society are well known for their east coast cinematic events, but for their latest gala they’ve gone full on west side on us, and all you fans of Asian cinema - in and around the La area - heads Up you’ll want to know about this. The 1st annual La EigaFest will take place from Friday November 11th to Sunday November 13th , at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles and will showcase the latest and greatest in Japanese shorts and feature films, opening with Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011) from Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi, and ending with Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D (2011) by the legendary Takashi Miike!! Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi and Milocroze’s star Takayuki Yamada will be on-hand for an exclusive Q&A session for attendees to the Friday, November 11th screening, followed by an opening night gala...
- 11/1/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
New York based Japan Film Society are well known for their east coast cinematic events, but for their latest gala they’ve gone full on west side on us, and all you fans of Asian cinema - in and around the La area - heads Up you’ll want to know about this. The 1st annual La EigaFest will take place from Friday November 11th to Sunday November 13th , at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles and will showcase the latest and greatest in Japanese shorts and feature films, opening with Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011) from Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi, and ending with Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D (2011) by the legendary Takashi Miike!! Director Yoshimasa Ishibashi and Milocroze’s star Takayuki Yamada will be on-hand for an exclusive Q&A session for attendees to the Friday, November 11th screening, followed by an opening night gala...
- 11/1/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Certain movies undeniably pop off the screen. Movies such as Amelie, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Waking Life and What Dreams May Come each have a visual style that is colorful, stylized and a treat for your senses. Milocrorze: A Love Story, winner of Best Fantastic Feature [1] at Fantastic Fest 2011, is one of those movies. It's a three-part Japanese anthology film directed by Yoshimasa Ishibashi and starring Takayuki Yamada (13 Assassins) in each part. There are very minor through lines between the segments, but the major connective idea is that each shows a different viewpoint on love. All three are visual and emotional delights. The first segment of the film is about a young red-haired boy with pink pants and green shirt named Ovreneli Vreneligare which, in Japanese, rhymes. So as the female narrator tells us the story of how he falls for the gorgeous Milocrorze,...
- 9/29/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Directed by Yoshimasa Ishibashi
Written by Yoshimasa Ishibashi
2011, Japan
Starring Takayuki Yamada (13 Assassins), playing all three male leads, Milocrorze is the brainchild of Yoshimasa Ishibashi, best known for The Fuccon Family TV sketch show, which featured an all-mannequin cast. He’s spent years as a fucked-up video artist, and his first feature film is unlike anything you will see this year; a plethora of styles and genres, mixed together in three separate stories about love, obsession and heartbreak. It is something you will never forget, and features one incredible long take, which just so happens to also be the best samurai sword-swinging action sequence in quite a while: The continuous shot stands as the pics highlight, constantly shifting gears like Ayrton Senna, moving in regular speed, fast forwarding and jumping to slow motion, before repeating the process over and over again.
Milocrorze is at times obscene...
Directed by Yoshimasa Ishibashi
Written by Yoshimasa Ishibashi
2011, Japan
Starring Takayuki Yamada (13 Assassins), playing all three male leads, Milocrorze is the brainchild of Yoshimasa Ishibashi, best known for The Fuccon Family TV sketch show, which featured an all-mannequin cast. He’s spent years as a fucked-up video artist, and his first feature film is unlike anything you will see this year; a plethora of styles and genres, mixed together in three separate stories about love, obsession and heartbreak. It is something you will never forget, and features one incredible long take, which just so happens to also be the best samurai sword-swinging action sequence in quite a while: The continuous shot stands as the pics highlight, constantly shifting gears like Ayrton Senna, moving in regular speed, fast forwarding and jumping to slow motion, before repeating the process over and over again.
Milocrorze is at times obscene...
- 9/28/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Sometimes my favorite Fantastic Fest movies are the ones I pick on a whim because the description sounds interesting and contains no words that worry my squeamish self like "torture" or "bloody violence." Milocrorze, A Love Story (Mirokuroze) was one of those movies, and I didn't even realize that its lead actor was Takayuki Yamada, whose performance I enjoyed so much in my unexpected favorite film from Fantastic Fest 2010, 13 Assassins. (He played nephew Shinrouko.) It's a delightfully surreal and even downright silly movie, a great upbeat alternative if you spent a previous festival day watching some of the more downbeat selections. Apparently I'm not alone in liking this movie, as it won the Fantastic Features award at the fest this week.
Yamada plays three roles in Milocrorze, A Love Story, which is divided into four acts that are more or less connected. He's not in the first part, which stars...
Yamada plays three roles in Milocrorze, A Love Story, which is divided into four acts that are more or less connected. He's not in the first part, which stars...
- 9/27/2011
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states and the largest in the Us. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and I will be in attendance to bring the best coverage we can possibly whip up. With the Toronto International Film Festival just ending, we are back in full swing and our coverage starts now. Here is a preview of some of the high profile films on display this year.
Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.
1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...
Here is a list of films our staff as already seen. He titles highlighted in red are must sees. We highly recommend not missing them.
1- A Lonely Place to Die – **** stars
Written by Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey
Directed by Julian Gilbey
UK, 2011
A rare thriller that actually contains thrills, UK export A Lonely Place to Die...
- 9/21/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
From Takashi Miike - the twisted genius behind cult J-horrors Audition (1999) and Ichi the Killer (2001) - comes 13 Assassins (2010), a traditionalist yet bloody take on the samurai action adventure film which was rightly nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. Released to near-unanimous critical acclaim back in May, 13 Assassins now makes its way onto DVD and Blu-ray from Monday 5 September, and stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada and Yûsuke Iseya.
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- 9/5/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
13 Assassins
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata | Written by Daisuke Tengan & Shoichiro Ikemiya | Directed by Takashi Miike
“In mid-19th Century Japan the era of the samurai is beginning to fade as the feudal nation begins to enjoy a rare period of peace. But the fragile calm is soon threatened by the bloody rise of Lord Naritsugu, the Shogun’s sadistic, psychopathic younger brother, whose position places him above the law and free to rape, mutilate and murder on a whim. Concerned that Naritsugu’s actions will eventually destroy the Shogunate, top Shogun official Sir Doi covertly calls on esteemed and noble samurai warrior Shinzaemon Shimada (Koji Yakusho) to assassinate the evil Lord before it is too late. Shinzaemon willingly agrees and immediately gathers together an elite group of samurai to assist him in the task, knowing that what they are about to embark upon...
Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Mikijiro Hira, Hiroki Matsukata | Written by Daisuke Tengan & Shoichiro Ikemiya | Directed by Takashi Miike
“In mid-19th Century Japan the era of the samurai is beginning to fade as the feudal nation begins to enjoy a rare period of peace. But the fragile calm is soon threatened by the bloody rise of Lord Naritsugu, the Shogun’s sadistic, psychopathic younger brother, whose position places him above the law and free to rape, mutilate and murder on a whim. Concerned that Naritsugu’s actions will eventually destroy the Shogunate, top Shogun official Sir Doi covertly calls on esteemed and noble samurai warrior Shinzaemon Shimada (Koji Yakusho) to assassinate the evil Lord before it is too late. Shinzaemon willingly agrees and immediately gathers together an elite group of samurai to assist him in the task, knowing that what they are about to embark upon...
- 8/30/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
While most blogs/sites post their “best of the year so far” lists in June, I like to wait until August – with good reason. You see, we here at Sound On Sight cover various film festivals across the globe. Five of the biggest fests (Sundance, SXSW, Cannes, Tribeca and Fantasia) all take place before August, while five other major fests (The New York Film Fest, Fantastic Fest, Tiff, Festival Du Nouveau Cinema, BFI London) all begin sometime in September or later. And since their are so few good films theatrically released in the first three or four months of the year, I feel like August is the best time to post this list. It gives us one more opportunity to further promote these great movies, before they are drowned out by all the major players heading our way. Before you read my list, there are a few things you should know.
- 8/22/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Usually, this spot is reserved for our weekly rundown of the new movies available to stream on Netflix Instant but August is a dead month and there is only one notable movie new to streaming this week. That movie happens to be pretty big and awesome though. So in honor of The Expendables coming to Netflix Instant, let’s run down the best action movies streaming on Netflix:
New Movies Streaming on Netflix Instant Watch – Sunday August 28th The Expendables
Rated R | 2010
Flickchart Ranking: #1703
Times Ranked: 15833
Win Percentage: 47%
Top-20 Rankings: 31 Users
Directed By: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone • Jason Statham • Jet Li • Dolph Lundgren • Eric Roberts
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The Best Action Movies on Netflix Instant Valhalla Rising
Rated R | 2009
Flickchart Ranking: #3389
Times Ranked: 2716
Win Percentage: 51%
Top-20 Rankings: 4 Users
I cannot recommend Valhalla Rising enough. It’s visually amazing (every frame of the film is staged as if it’s a painting) and thoroughly unique.
New Movies Streaming on Netflix Instant Watch – Sunday August 28th The Expendables
Rated R | 2010
Flickchart Ranking: #1703
Times Ranked: 15833
Win Percentage: 47%
Top-20 Rankings: 31 Users
Directed By: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone • Jason Statham • Jet Li • Dolph Lundgren • Eric Roberts
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The Best Action Movies on Netflix Instant Valhalla Rising
Rated R | 2009
Flickchart Ranking: #3389
Times Ranked: 2716
Win Percentage: 51%
Top-20 Rankings: 4 Users
I cannot recommend Valhalla Rising enough. It’s visually amazing (every frame of the film is staged as if it’s a painting) and thoroughly unique.
- 8/22/2011
- by Daniel Rohr
- Flickchart
Milocrorze: A Love Story might just be one of my favourite films of the year. Starring Takayuki Yamada (13 Assassins), playing all three male leads, Milocrorze is the brainchild of Yoshimasa Ishibashi, best known for The Fuccon Family TV sketch show, featuring an all-mannequin cast. He’s spent years as a wigged-out video artist and his first feature film is unlike anything you will see this year; a Colorado plethora of styles and genres, mixed together in three separate stories about love, obsession and heartbreak. It is something you will never forget and features one incredible long take which just so happens to also the best samurai sword swinging action sequence in quite a while. Here is the trailer. Enjoy!
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- 8/11/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Yesterday, the first wave of films for Austin’s Fantastic Fest 2011 were announced. Since experiencing this festival for the first time last year, I have been waiting, impatiently, for September to roll around to attend this year. We published a “wishlist” of sorts of films we thought might play at Fantastic Fest and it looks like we scored two in this first wave – we aren’t counting Fulci’s Zombie because that was sort of a cheat. Read beyond the break to find out what films will be playing.
From the Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. We’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror...
From the Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. We’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror...
- 7/15/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
One of the best damned film festivals on the entire planet, Fantastic Fest, has announced the first wave of films for their 2011 event running from September 22nd to the 29th, and if you've never been, do yourself a favor ... do whatever you have to do to get there and experience the madness first-hand!
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. They’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror classics and a stunning 3D epic with more objects flying in your face than Michael Bay and James Cameron combined. With favorite Fantastic Fest veterans returning with new projects and a new slate of debut directors, 2011 is shaping up to be an epic edition.
"Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each...
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and of course the USA. They’re debuting digital restorations of Italian horror classics and a stunning 3D epic with more objects flying in your face than Michael Bay and James Cameron combined. With favorite Fantastic Fest veterans returning with new projects and a new slate of debut directors, 2011 is shaping up to be an epic edition.
"Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each...
- 7/14/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Fantasia Film Festival kicks off today with the Canadian premiere of Kevin Smith’s Red State, and now we’re already looking ahead at another major film fest. Fantastic Fest is one of the best film festivals in the states. Held in Austin Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse, the event screens nothing but the best in genre films. Sound On Sight contributors Emmett Duff and Alice Gray are always in attendance to bring us coverage on the event, as well as their favourite films. The list of the first wave of films playing at the festival has been announced and it’s already pretty amazing. Leading the pack is the World Premiere of director Ferdinando Baldi’s Comin’ At Ya! 3D. There are also a few films that already come highly recommended from me, which include the Canadian sci-fi dystopian mind fuck Beyond The Black Rainbow, Julian Gilbey’s A Lonely Place To Die,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Fantastic Fest is one of the most chaotic, disturbing, entertaining and best film festivals in the United States. For one week straight, the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas plays nothing but the most promising, controversial and exciting genre films the world has to offer with many of them not seeing wide release until several months later. /Film will once again be on the ground in Austin from September 22-29 and we just got the announcement of the first wave of films playing at the festival. Chances are that, with the exception of two restored Fulci films (Zombi and House by the Cemetery) and the 10th Anniversary release of Versus, you haven't heard of these movies yet. But, come September, you most certainly will start hearing a lot more. Check them out after the jump. The above art is this year's official art by Mike Saputo. Below is the...
- 7/14/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
It's almost that time of year, that happy, happy time of year when the world turns its eyes to Austin, Texas and the craziest genre movies ever at the Alamo Drafthouse's Fantastic Fest.
This morning we got the first wave of twenty films from this year's lineup and it look to be a bumper crop of cinematic insanity. There's a couple of favorites from the festival circuit -- including "Beyond the Black Rainbow" from Tribeca and "A Lonely Place to Die" from ActionFest -- and a couple intriguing premieres, including the evocatively titled "Invasion of the Alien Bikini" (made on a budget of $5,000) and a Dutch comedy called "New Kids Turbo" about "gutter comedy, mullets, and mustaches." Repertory titles include the tenth anniversary screening of Ryuhei Kitamura's "Versus," the theatrical premiere of the new 3K digital restoration of Lucio Fulci's "Zombie," and a Real D presentation of the...
This morning we got the first wave of twenty films from this year's lineup and it look to be a bumper crop of cinematic insanity. There's a couple of favorites from the festival circuit -- including "Beyond the Black Rainbow" from Tribeca and "A Lonely Place to Die" from ActionFest -- and a couple intriguing premieres, including the evocatively titled "Invasion of the Alien Bikini" (made on a budget of $5,000) and a Dutch comedy called "New Kids Turbo" about "gutter comedy, mullets, and mustaches." Repertory titles include the tenth anniversary screening of Ryuhei Kitamura's "Versus," the theatrical premiere of the new 3K digital restoration of Lucio Fulci's "Zombie," and a Real D presentation of the...
- 7/14/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
If things go as planned, GeekTyrant will be covering this years Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. I have never been to what has been named the "Geek Telluride", but I am anxious to attend. Every year there are tons of awesome genre films to assault the senses and this year is no different.
One of the coolest bits is that the fest will be showing a remastered version of Leo Fulci's Zombie, which is one of the best classic zombie films not directed by Romero. There are also some sweet Korean, French, Russian films and so much more.
FantasticFest is truly the place to be in September!
Official Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico,...
One of the coolest bits is that the fest will be showing a remastered version of Leo Fulci's Zombie, which is one of the best classic zombie films not directed by Romero. There are also some sweet Korean, French, Russian films and so much more.
FantasticFest is truly the place to be in September!
Official Press Release:
Austin, TX—Thursday, July 14th, 2011— Fantastic Fest is proud to announce our first wave of programming for the seventh edition of Fantastic Fest, happening September 22-29 in Austin, Texas.
This batch of 20 films spans the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The annual Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas has become a must-attend for film fanatics hoping to catch up on an array of cult, international, genre and geek cinema that may or may not make it to a multiplex near you.
Heading into its seventh year, the fest already has begun unveiling its first wave of programming for this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 22-29. The 20 announced titles span the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and the U.S.
“Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year, old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each of us completely obsessed by the wildest and weirdest films on earth,” says festival creative director and co-founder Tim League.
So what do they have planned for this year? Here are the 20 titles that will kick off programming,...
Hollywoodnews.com: The annual Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas has become a must-attend for film fanatics hoping to catch up on an array of cult, international, genre and geek cinema that may or may not make it to a multiplex near you.
Heading into its seventh year, the fest already has begun unveiling its first wave of programming for this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 22-29. The 20 announced titles span the globe from Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Hong Kong, Korea and the U.S.
“Fantastic Fest is the high-point of my year. Every year, old friends return and strangers become friends. Fantastic Fest is my extended dysfunctional family; each of us completely obsessed by the wildest and weirdest films on earth,” says festival creative director and co-founder Tim League.
So what do they have planned for this year? Here are the 20 titles that will kick off programming,...
- 7/14/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
Movie of the Week
Horrible Bosses
The Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
The Buzz: I can’t say that I’m terribly excited about this film — I’d rather go see Super 8 (again) or Transformers 3 (again). Still, anything’s better than Zookeeper. Bateman is great, and the actors populating these horrible bosses are all battle-tested in the realm of good comedy (Jennifer Aniston = Office Space, Colin Farrell = In Bruges, Kevin Spacey = Hurlyburly). When he’s on, Seth Gordon is a phenomenal director (see The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), so this should be at least good. The trailer was pretty unimpressive though...
Horrible Bosses – Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
Zookeeper – Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb
Movie of the Week
Horrible Bosses
The Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
The Plot: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
The Buzz: I can’t say that I’m terribly excited about this film — I’d rather go see Super 8 (again) or Transformers 3 (again). Still, anything’s better than Zookeeper. Bateman is great, and the actors populating these horrible bosses are all battle-tested in the realm of good comedy (Jennifer Aniston = Office Space, Colin Farrell = In Bruges, Kevin Spacey = Hurlyburly). When he’s on, Seth Gordon is a phenomenal director (see The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters), so this should be at least good. The trailer was pretty unimpressive though...
- 7/6/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
This 13 Assassins DVD+Digital Copy is hands down the best action film I’ve seen in a long while. It’s a Samurai revenge style flick set in old Japan from acclaimed director Takashi Miike who couldn’t have done any better telling this story.
The movie follows an aging samurai who begins to put together a band of assassins to revenge a young girls tragedy from an opposing power, a young lord who wants to completely take over Japan. What you see happen to this girl is gut cringing and heartbreaking! Each recruit is unique in many ways and some even have tributes of the older “kung fu theater” style movies many of us grew up watching. As the group of 13 assembles the evil army of 100’s marches its way to a showdown like you’ve never seen before, I’m serious.
The assassins (our good guys) set a...
The movie follows an aging samurai who begins to put together a band of assassins to revenge a young girls tragedy from an opposing power, a young lord who wants to completely take over Japan. What you see happen to this girl is gut cringing and heartbreaking! Each recruit is unique in many ways and some even have tributes of the older “kung fu theater” style movies many of us grew up watching. As the group of 13 assembles the evil army of 100’s marches its way to a showdown like you’ve never seen before, I’m serious.
The assassins (our good guys) set a...
- 7/6/2011
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
[Crossed published at The Diva Review, a very special thanks to the always fabulous, Lady Miz Diva for the following interview with this year's Star Asia Rising Star Award recipient, Takayuki Yamada: star of what is thus far my favorite film at Nyaff, the delightfully, frightfully zany Milocrorze: A Love Story.] The Lady Miz Diva: Congratulations on receiving the New York Asian Film Festival's Star Asia Rising Star Award. How do you feel about winning it? Takayuki Yamada: I've never been that interested in awards and things, and in a way it doesn't seem like a real thing. What I mean by that is when a single individual comes to me and says, "I really love your work," it's something that I really feel and...
- 7/5/2011
- Screen Anarchy
We have a contest, giveaway, sweepstakes for one copy of 13 Assassins (2010) on DVD for two (2) lucky winners. This 13 Assassins DVD contest, giveaway, sweepstakes illustrates 13 Assassins‘ release by Magnolia Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on July 5, 2011.
13 Assassins was directed by Takashi Miike and stars Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, and Masachika Ichimura.
13 Assassins‘ plot synopsis: “a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a wartorn future.”
For more 13 Assassins‘ photos, videos, and information, check out our 13 Assassins Page.
Two winners will receive:
- (1) 13 Assassins
To Enter:
1. Follow @FilmBookdotCom on Twitter (click below).
Follow @filmbookdotcom
2. Tweet: I just entered to win 13 Assassins on DVD @FilmBookdotCom. You can too here: http://bit.ly/mjaIHq #13assassins...
13 Assassins was directed by Takashi Miike and stars Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, and Masachika Ichimura.
13 Assassins‘ plot synopsis: “a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a wartorn future.”
For more 13 Assassins‘ photos, videos, and information, check out our 13 Assassins Page.
Two winners will receive:
- (1) 13 Assassins
To Enter:
1. Follow @FilmBookdotCom on Twitter (click below).
Follow @filmbookdotcom
2. Tweet: I just entered to win 13 Assassins on DVD @FilmBookdotCom. You can too here: http://bit.ly/mjaIHq #13assassins...
- 7/5/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Rank the week of July 5th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Hobo With A Shotgun
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #3839
Times Ranked: 1526
Win Percentage: 47%
Top-20 Rankings: 7
Directed By: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer • Gregory Smith • Molly Dunsworth • Brian Downey • Nick Bateman
Genres: Action • Adventure • Crime • Crime Thriller • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Wake Wood
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #15374
Times Ranked: 35
Win Percentage: 32%
Top-20 Rankings: 0
Directed By: David Keating
Starring: Eva Birthistle • Ella Connolly • Amelia Crowley • Aidan Gillen • Timothy Spall
Genres: Drama • Horror
Rank This Movie
13 Assassins
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #2732
Times Ranked: 1084
Win Percentage: 59%
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Takashi Miike
Starring: Koji Yakusho • Takayuki Yamada • Yusuke Iseya • Gorô Inagaki • Masachika Ichimura
Genres: Action • Ensemble Film • Period Film • Samurai Film
Rank This Movie
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich
(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #17903
Times Ranked: 30
Win Percentage: 42%
Top-...
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #3839
Times Ranked: 1526
Win Percentage: 47%
Top-20 Rankings: 7
Directed By: Jason Eisener
Starring: Rutger Hauer • Gregory Smith • Molly Dunsworth • Brian Downey • Nick Bateman
Genres: Action • Adventure • Crime • Crime Thriller • Thriller
Rank This Movie
Wake Wood
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #15374
Times Ranked: 35
Win Percentage: 32%
Top-20 Rankings: 0
Directed By: David Keating
Starring: Eva Birthistle • Ella Connolly • Amelia Crowley • Aidan Gillen • Timothy Spall
Genres: Drama • Horror
Rank This Movie
13 Assassins
(DVD and Blu-Ray | Nr | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #2732
Times Ranked: 1084
Win Percentage: 59%
Top-20 Rankings: 8
Directed By: Takashi Miike
Starring: Koji Yakusho • Takayuki Yamada • Yusuke Iseya • Gorô Inagaki • Masachika Ichimura
Genres: Action • Ensemble Film • Period Film • Samurai Film
Rank This Movie
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich
(DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Flickchart Ranking: #17903
Times Ranked: 30
Win Percentage: 42%
Top-...
- 7/5/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Takayuki Yamada is a rising star, although that’s weird to say for someone who’s been in so many high-profile movies in recent years as he has. Still, he’s a young actor with talent who’s about to hit his stride. He’s starred in six films since last year, and all six are playing at the Japan Cuts film festival. Being co-presented by—and opening—the New York Asian Film Festival this year is the storybook/samurai/comedy/action/musical/anthology/psychadelia called Milocrorze: A Love Story.
It’s not the best film out of those six, nor is it the most popular, but it is the one that showcases Yamada’s versatility the most. He plays three vastly different characters in three different segments that make up the movie, and slam dunks every one.
Read more...
It’s not the best film out of those six, nor is it the most popular, but it is the one that showcases Yamada’s versatility the most. He plays three vastly different characters in three different segments that make up the movie, and slam dunks every one.
Read more...
- 7/1/2011
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
The New York Asian Film Festival is ten years old! And they have presents for you Asian film buffs! A Takashi Miike World Premiere? Yup. The long-awaited animated epic based on Osamu Tezuka.s life of Buddha? You know it. The International Premiere of the new movie from Johnnie To, rare Filipino exploitation and an avalanche of retro screenings to celebrate our tenth birthday? Hoo-rah!
Special guests at this year's special tenth anniversary include Tsui Hark, Ryoo Seung-Wan, Su Chao-pin, Takayuki Yamada, Tak Sakaguchi and many more!
The New York Asian Film Festival is presented in association with the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Japan Society's Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema.
You can keep up with the latest festival news at subwaycinemanews.com
Full line-up after the break.
Official Opening Night Film:
Milocrorze: A Love Story (Japan, 2011, North American Premiere, 90 minutes)
Truly trippy, this bizarro musical/variety...
Special guests at this year's special tenth anniversary include Tsui Hark, Ryoo Seung-Wan, Su Chao-pin, Takayuki Yamada, Tak Sakaguchi and many more!
The New York Asian Film Festival is presented in association with the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Japan Society's Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema.
You can keep up with the latest festival news at subwaycinemanews.com
Full line-up after the break.
Official Opening Night Film:
Milocrorze: A Love Story (Japan, 2011, North American Premiere, 90 minutes)
Truly trippy, this bizarro musical/variety...
- 6/2/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Chicago – You will see a lot of movies this season that don’t deliver on their set-up. Whether it’s because they’re setting up the audience for another installment in a blockbuster franchise or just the fact that movies made by big studio committees often drop the ball, it’s simply a fact. Whatever one can say about Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins,” opening this weekend at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago and currently available On Demand, it absolutely, undeniably delivers the goods. And those goods are soaked in blood.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
If you’re unfamiliar with the prolific Miike, he earned a stateside following with a series of ultra-violent films and became a critical darling after releasing the terrifying “Audition.” With the kind of output that matches most entire studios, Takashi Miike has continued to make interesting films but only a handful make an impact in the U.S.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
If you’re unfamiliar with the prolific Miike, he earned a stateside following with a series of ultra-violent films and became a critical darling after releasing the terrifying “Audition.” With the kind of output that matches most entire studios, Takashi Miike has continued to make interesting films but only a handful make an impact in the U.S.
- 5/27/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Deep End (15)
(Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970, UK) John Moulder-Brown, Jane Asher. 92 mins
Where has this movie been for the past 40 years? It's as fresh and stylish a snapshot of late-60s Britain as we've ever seen, and a twisted coming-of-ager to boot. New kid Moulder-Brown wades into the depths of adulthood at the public bathhouse, and develops an unhealthy obsession with his worldlier colleague. The acting is natural, the soundtrack groovy (Can, Cat Stevens) and the visuals bold.
Hanna (12A)
(Joe Wright, 2011, Us/UK/Ger) Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana. 111 mins
A novel fusion of Bourne and The Wizard Of Oz, this thriller packs some visual punches (aided by a Chemical Brothers score) and trowels on the symbolism. Blanchett relishes her she-wolf role, hunting little teen assassin Ronan across Europe.
13 Assassins (15)
(Takashi Miike, 2010, Jap/UK) Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya. 125 mins
Noble samurai spring a trap for an evil lord...
(Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970, UK) John Moulder-Brown, Jane Asher. 92 mins
Where has this movie been for the past 40 years? It's as fresh and stylish a snapshot of late-60s Britain as we've ever seen, and a twisted coming-of-ager to boot. New kid Moulder-Brown wades into the depths of adulthood at the public bathhouse, and develops an unhealthy obsession with his worldlier colleague. The acting is natural, the soundtrack groovy (Can, Cat Stevens) and the visuals bold.
Hanna (12A)
(Joe Wright, 2011, Us/UK/Ger) Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana. 111 mins
A novel fusion of Bourne and The Wizard Of Oz, this thriller packs some visual punches (aided by a Chemical Brothers score) and trowels on the symbolism. Blanchett relishes her she-wolf role, hunting little teen assassin Ronan across Europe.
13 Assassins (15)
(Takashi Miike, 2010, Jap/UK) Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya. 125 mins
Noble samurai spring a trap for an evil lord...
- 5/6/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: Takashi Miike Writers: Kaneo Ikegami and Daisuke Tengan Cinematographer: Nobuyasu Kita Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki Studio/Running Time: Magnet Releasing, 126 min. While Takashi Miike’s name here in the United States will forever by synonymous with his ultra-violent pictures like Ichi the Killer and Audition, at this point he’s worked in pretty much every genre under the sun—not a huge surprise considering that he’s likely the most prolific director of all time (IMDb lists 83 projects he’s directed since 1991). Even so, there are still large consistencies to his pictures, which tend to boast...
- 5/5/2011
- Pastemagazine.com
Title: 13 Assassins Director: Takashi Miike Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Goro Inagaki Combining extreme violence, bloodshed and the sentimentality of career criminals in an effort to push the boundaries of censorship has been Japanese director Takashi Miike’s claim to fame since he started his film career in 1991. Unsurprisingly, his latest action film, the Magnet Releasing movie ’13 Assassins,’ doesn’t fail to live up to his controversial reputation in terms of special effects. But the creative director also proves what a captivating filmmaker he is with his latest release, as he expertly includes a unique story and shocking themes. Set during the end of Japan’s feudal era, ’13 Assassins’...
- 4/25/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
- 4/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
(from the 2010 AFI Fest)
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki and Masachika Ichimura
Insanely prolific Takashi Miike’s remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film starts with a dramatic suicide. It ends with a bloody 45-minute showdown between the titular warriors and an army of 200 men. Between this isolated act and the gory battle that avenges it are some slow, too-deliberate exposition and development, but the rousing finale, along with heavy thematic questions about the samurai code of loyalty and moments of levity, make it well worth the wait.
Alone in the forecourt of an imposing palace, a nobleman commits hara-kiri, the camera focusing on his face as he carves, to protest the rape and murder of his daughter-in-law and beheading of his son by Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira (Gorô Inagaki), the vile brother of the shogun.
- 4/25/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Takashi Miike, the director responsible for such uncompromising and unforgettable movies as Audition and Ichi The Killer indelibly stamps his trademark style on the Samurai genre with the ultra-violent, all-action, blood-spattered epic, 13 Assassins.
Miike’s remake of Eichi Kudo’s classic 1963 samurai period action-drama Jusan-nin No Shikaku boasts a heavyweight cast featuring some of the biggest names in contemporary Japanese cinema, including Koji Yakusho (Babel; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Takayuki Yamada (252: Sign Of Life), Yusuke Iseya (Sukiyaki Western Django; Memories Of Matsuko; Casshern), Mikijiro Hira (Goemon) and Hiroki Matsukata (Tajomaru: Avenging Blade; Ichi).
We’ve just been sent the official UK trailer and poster (pictured above) for the film by the good folks at Artifical Eye, who unleash 13 Assassins into UK cinemas on May 6th 2011.
Miike’s remake of Eichi Kudo’s classic 1963 samurai period action-drama Jusan-nin No Shikaku boasts a heavyweight cast featuring some of the biggest names in contemporary Japanese cinema, including Koji Yakusho (Babel; Memoirs Of A Geisha), Takayuki Yamada (252: Sign Of Life), Yusuke Iseya (Sukiyaki Western Django; Memories Of Matsuko; Casshern), Mikijiro Hira (Goemon) and Hiroki Matsukata (Tajomaru: Avenging Blade; Ichi).
We’ve just been sent the official UK trailer and poster (pictured above) for the film by the good folks at Artifical Eye, who unleash 13 Assassins into UK cinemas on May 6th 2011.
- 4/5/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Directed by Takashi Miike
Featuring Koji Yakushho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki
It comes as no surprise that the latest outing from Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi The Killer) is a no-holds barred celebration of the rituals of penetration – the sword-on-flesh variety.
13 Assassins plunges the audience straight into a swift hara-kiri ritual, and the dominant aesthetic of the movie subsequently involves metal tearing into muscle. Although he has worked in many different genres, from family films, to musicals, to taboo-breaking horror, Miike is perhaps at his best (and at his most internationally appealing – go figure!) when his narratives revolve around evisceration. 13 Assassins is his entry into the extensive jidaigeki genre, Japanese period drama about the Edo era, featuring samurai, shoguns, fleeing villagers, and lots of swordplay. Miike plays strictly by jidaigeki rules. Rather than reconstruction he sticks with tradition; every character is an archetype, every situation a set piece. The...
Featuring Koji Yakushho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki
It comes as no surprise that the latest outing from Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi The Killer) is a no-holds barred celebration of the rituals of penetration – the sword-on-flesh variety.
13 Assassins plunges the audience straight into a swift hara-kiri ritual, and the dominant aesthetic of the movie subsequently involves metal tearing into muscle. Although he has worked in many different genres, from family films, to musicals, to taboo-breaking horror, Miike is perhaps at his best (and at his most internationally appealing – go figure!) when his narratives revolve around evisceration. 13 Assassins is his entry into the extensive jidaigeki genre, Japanese period drama about the Edo era, featuring samurai, shoguns, fleeing villagers, and lots of swordplay. Miike plays strictly by jidaigeki rules. Rather than reconstruction he sticks with tradition; every character is an archetype, every situation a set piece. The...
- 4/5/2011
- by Karina
- Planet Fury
New, bloody as all get-out UK trailer for Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins”. The prolific Japanese director looks to be in fine form, as he sends 13 assassins out to kill a murdering, raping Lord in feudal Japan. Much fun is had by all. Except the 400 or so bodyguards the lord has at his disposal, that is. Yeah, it’s that kind of a mission, and it’s that kind of a movie from the unpredictable Miike. Cult director Takeshi Miike delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan’s feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future. Starring Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada and Yûsuke Iseya. “13 Assassins” opens May 6, 2011 in UK theaters and April 29, 2011 Stateside. But if you can’t wait to get to the bloodletting,...
- 4/1/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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:...
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:...
- 3/30/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
So there’s this guy, and he really, really wants to kill this other guy, and he’s got a Samurai sword, but the problem is, the other guy’s got 400 other guys with Samurai swords, too. I think you can guess what happens here. Yup, check out a full minute of bloody carnage from Takashi Miike’s “13 Assassins”, opening in limited release April 29, 2011 from Magnet Releasing. A band of 13 samurai are charged with assassinating a lord who is a known rapist and murderer before he can assume a high political post. Starring Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Kazuki Namioka, Hiroki Matsukata, and directed by Takashi Miike. Via Yahoo. function getVideo() { var so = new SWFObject("http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf", "mplayer", "590", "375", "8", "#000000"); so.addParam("wmode","transparent"); so.addParam("swliveconnect", "true"); so.addParam("allowscriptaccess", "always"); so.addParam("allowfullscreen", "true"); so.addVariable("pid", "byhw013"); so.addVariable("siteId", "243"); so.addVariable("videoId", "269959"); so.
- 3/30/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
This story updates an early post with the exclusive new UK trailer for 13 Assassins. There is no escape from the samurai mayhem...Takashi Miike has been beloved of cult audiences for years, but it looks as it he might have a bona-fide breakout international hit on his hands if this new UK trailer for 13 Assassins is anything to go by.Known for mad horror (Audition), extreme violence (Ichi the Killer), and working very quickly on the cheap, Miike seems here to have turned in a spectacular historical action epic. Still plenty of blood and killing though, and a murdered woman in the trailer's opening seconds, so par for the Miike course in some ways. brightcove.createExperiences();13 Assassins is a remake of the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film, in which the baker's dozen samurai take on a sadistic warlord against - what else? - insurmountable odds. It stars Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Hiroki Matsukata and Kazuki Namioka,...
- 3/29/2011
- EmpireOnline
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