Skip City International D-Cinema Festival which started in 2004 in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, has been held every year as a “gateway for emerging talent” centered on the International Competition and the Japanese Film Competition (features and shorts). The festival launched the careers of Kazuya Shiraishi (Lesson in Murder), Ryota Nakano (The Asadas), Shinichiro Ueda (One Cut of the Dead), Shinzo Katayama (Missing) and many other directors who are leading the Japanese film industry as top runners and whose new movies audiences are looking forward to seeing.
The 20th edition will be held both at theaters and online as a hybrid festival again.
On Wednesday, June 14th, a press conference was held to announce the full line-up consisting of the titles of the whole line-up. This year, the festival will begin with the world premiere of Confetti, which was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the festival as well as...
The 20th edition will be held both at theaters and online as a hybrid festival again.
On Wednesday, June 14th, a press conference was held to announce the full line-up consisting of the titles of the whole line-up. This year, the festival will begin with the world premiere of Confetti, which was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the festival as well as...
- 6/15/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Sexual Drive Movie Review Film Movement Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net, linked from Rotten Tomatoes by Harvey Karten Director: Kôta Yoshida Screenwriter: Kôta Yoshida Cast: Manami Hashimoto, Ryô Ikeda, Mukau Nakamura, Honami Satô, Tateto Serizawa, Shogen, Rina Takeda Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/25/22 Opens: April 22, 2022 No film will ever match the conflating […]
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- 4/17/2022
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
If Ryûsuke Hamaguchi satiated your appetite for Japanese triptychs with the best film of last year, and you are now seeking more to devour, look no further. Kôta Yoshida’s Fantasia Fest favorite Sexual Drive, which offers a compact, 70-minute compendium of three stories involving food and sex, will now be arriving digitally on April 22 via Film Movement. Ahead of the debut, we’re delighted to premiere the exclusive trailer.
Led by Manami Hashimoto, Ryô Ikeda, Mukau Nakamura, Honami Satô, Tateto Serizawa, Shogen, and Rina Takeda, Sexual Drive is an unconventional triptych––equal parts thriller, sex comedy, and gastronomy––following the seemingly unconnected lives of three people around Japan and their appetites, both culinary and carnal. In the first story, designer Enatsu worries about his sexless marriage. Next, office worker Akane is recovering from driving-induced panic attacks. In the final third, elite advertising agent Ikeyama wants to end a relationship with his lover.
Led by Manami Hashimoto, Ryô Ikeda, Mukau Nakamura, Honami Satô, Tateto Serizawa, Shogen, and Rina Takeda, Sexual Drive is an unconventional triptych––equal parts thriller, sex comedy, and gastronomy––following the seemingly unconnected lives of three people around Japan and their appetites, both culinary and carnal. In the first story, designer Enatsu worries about his sexless marriage. Next, office worker Akane is recovering from driving-induced panic attacks. In the final third, elite advertising agent Ikeyama wants to end a relationship with his lover.
- 4/8/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Mirror singer and actor Anson Lo has joined the cast of Bizhan Tong’s upcoming action thriller Chungking Mansions. Billed as Hong Kong’s biggest zombie film ever, the Phoenix Waters Productions pic, in co-production with Amm Global and Salon Films Japan, has also added Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Selena Lee and Jeannie Chan, Korea’s Choi Si-Hun and Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung.
They join previously announced cast members including Japanese action star Rina Takeda and Singapore’s Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim.
Chungking Mansions tells the story of a disparate group of people from across the globe who must climb the iconic Chungking Mansions building amidst a zombie outbreak in Hong Kong. Centered around an American seeking to rescue his pregnant wife, the action moves between people of all nationalities across the city who are undergoing their own journeys to survive.
Lo, who became the most Googled Hong Kong...
They join previously announced cast members including Japanese action star Rina Takeda and Singapore’s Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim.
Chungking Mansions tells the story of a disparate group of people from across the globe who must climb the iconic Chungking Mansions building amidst a zombie outbreak in Hong Kong. Centered around an American seeking to rescue his pregnant wife, the action moves between people of all nationalities across the city who are undergoing their own journeys to survive.
Lo, who became the most Googled Hong Kong...
- 3/14/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Upcoming action thriller to be sold at Filmart.
Hong Kong singer Anson Lo has joined the cast of Bizhan Tong’s upcoming zombie thriller Chungking Mansions, which is being discussed with buyers at Filmart Online this week.
Lo is a member of popular boyband Mirror and previously starred in hit Bl series Ossan’s Love.
Further additions to the cast include Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Selena Lee and Jeannie Chan, Korean star Choi Si-Hun, and Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung. Davika Hoorne, known for Pee Mak, Thailand’s highest grossing film of all time, also joins the cast, taking over a...
Hong Kong singer Anson Lo has joined the cast of Bizhan Tong’s upcoming zombie thriller Chungking Mansions, which is being discussed with buyers at Filmart Online this week.
Lo is a member of popular boyband Mirror and previously starred in hit Bl series Ossan’s Love.
Further additions to the cast include Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Selena Lee and Jeannie Chan, Korean star Choi Si-Hun, and Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung. Davika Hoorne, known for Pee Mak, Thailand’s highest grossing film of all time, also joins the cast, taking over a...
- 3/14/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Anson Lo, part of Hong Kong pop sensation Mirror, has joined the cast of “Chungking Mansions,” an ambitious zombie film that is currently in advanced preparation.
Alongside Lo, Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Selena Lee and Jeannie Chan, Korean star Choi Si-Hun, and Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung join the previously announced Japanese action star Rina Takeda and Singaporean actors Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim.
Davika Hoorne, who previously starred in “Pee Mak,” Thailand’s highest grossing film of all time, will also join. She takes over a role previously assigned to Angel Locsin as the assistant to the American protagonist’s pregnant wife.
Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions. The labyrinthine building was made famous in Wong Kar-wai’s “Chungking Express” and is arguably the richest cultural...
Alongside Lo, Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Selena Lee and Jeannie Chan, Korean star Choi Si-Hun, and Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung join the previously announced Japanese action star Rina Takeda and Singaporean actors Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim.
Davika Hoorne, who previously starred in “Pee Mak,” Thailand’s highest grossing film of all time, will also join. She takes over a role previously assigned to Angel Locsin as the assistant to the American protagonist’s pregnant wife.
Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions. The labyrinthine building was made famous in Wong Kar-wai’s “Chungking Express” and is arguably the richest cultural...
- 3/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Megaton Entertainment, an indie distribution and film sales firm, has picked up a pair of titles from Hong Kong production entities Amm Entertainment and Phoenix Waters. It is launching them at the American Film Market (AFM) this week.
Megaton is pre-selling “Chungking Mansions,” which it bills as the biggest zombie film in Hong Kong cinema history, and also as “ ’The Raid’ with zombies.” Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions.
The building was made famous in Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express and is possibly the richest cultural melting pot in the predominantly Chinese city. Wong is reputed to have called it a “mass-populated and hyperactive place.”
Currently in pre-production, the film is set to employ a suitably diverse cast including: Japan’s Rina Takeda (“Attack on Titan...
Megaton is pre-selling “Chungking Mansions,” which it bills as the biggest zombie film in Hong Kong cinema history, and also as “ ’The Raid’ with zombies.” Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions.
The building was made famous in Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express and is possibly the richest cultural melting pot in the predominantly Chinese city. Wong is reputed to have called it a “mass-populated and hyperactive place.”
Currently in pre-production, the film is set to employ a suitably diverse cast including: Japan’s Rina Takeda (“Attack on Titan...
- 11/2/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Japanese Action Star Rina Takeda Among Cast In Talks For Hong Kong Zombie Movie ‘Chungking Mansions’
Exclusive: Japanese action star Rina Takeda, Korean actress and model Go Joon-hee, Hong Kong actress Wiyona Yeung, and Singaporean actors Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim are in discussions to join Hong Kong zombie movie Chungking Mansions.
Chungking Mansions tells the story of a disparate group of people from across the globe who must climb the iconic Chungking Mansions building amidst a zombie outbreak in Hong Kong.
The action-thriller will film primarily in English – the lead character is an American desperately striving to save his wife and child who are holed up in Chungking Mansions – but we’re told the film will feature a number of languages including Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean to reflect the multi-cultural nature of both the production and Chungking Mansions itself.
Go Joon-hee would play a high profile model attending the launch of a new fashion campaign when the outbreak occurs. Wiyona Yeung plays a wellness guru...
Chungking Mansions tells the story of a disparate group of people from across the globe who must climb the iconic Chungking Mansions building amidst a zombie outbreak in Hong Kong.
The action-thriller will film primarily in English – the lead character is an American desperately striving to save his wife and child who are holed up in Chungking Mansions – but we’re told the film will feature a number of languages including Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean to reflect the multi-cultural nature of both the production and Chungking Mansions itself.
Go Joon-hee would play a high profile model attending the launch of a new fashion campaign when the outbreak occurs. Wiyona Yeung plays a wellness guru...
- 9/6/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the most prominent names in the Japanese underground splatter scene, Noboru Iguchi has made a living being involved with films featuring plenty of extreme gore and wild exploitation elements. Working well within his means on this latest project, he surrounds himself with familiar faces as well as popular exploitation-friendly names to craft a fun and wild offering.
Trying to appease her grandfather, aspiring sushi chef Keiko (Rina Takeda) bows under the pressure and eventually leaves her training and takes a job from Yumi (Asami) at a high-class hotel. Finding no more respect from her peers or the customers there either, her attitude about how the preparation differs from her training gets her in trouble with the rest of her employees. While attempting to figure out what to do with her life, a curse uttered on the food by a distempered ex-employee suddenly turns the fish into voracious flesh-eating beings,...
Trying to appease her grandfather, aspiring sushi chef Keiko (Rina Takeda) bows under the pressure and eventually leaves her training and takes a job from Yumi (Asami) at a high-class hotel. Finding no more respect from her peers or the customers there either, her attitude about how the preparation differs from her training gets her in trouble with the rest of her employees. While attempting to figure out what to do with her life, a curse uttered on the food by a distempered ex-employee suddenly turns the fish into voracious flesh-eating beings,...
- 4/13/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Part of a growing trend in martial arts cinema, ‘High-Kick Girl’ appeared at the tail end of the 2000s when a series of films emerged to put more emphasis back on the hard-hitting female protagonists. Designed as a vehicle to showcase the skill-set of the teenage karate extraordinaire Rina Takeda, Fuyuhiko Nishi’s take on the genre is certainly loaded with its own positives, even with a few flaws.
Living in Tokyo, feisty teenager Kei Tsuchiya (Rina Takeda) is anxious and desires her black belt in martial arts, much to the disagreement of her sensei Yoshiaki Matsumura (Tatsuya Naka) who offers to teach her more disciplined tactics instead. This patience only serves to motivate her further, branching out to pick fights with other black belts to prove her skills, set up by her friend Ryosuke (Ryuki Takahashi) to help out in her studies. Eventually, this brings her...
Living in Tokyo, feisty teenager Kei Tsuchiya (Rina Takeda) is anxious and desires her black belt in martial arts, much to the disagreement of her sensei Yoshiaki Matsumura (Tatsuya Naka) who offers to teach her more disciplined tactics instead. This patience only serves to motivate her further, branching out to pick fights with other black belts to prove her skills, set up by her friend Ryosuke (Ryuki Takahashi) to help out in her studies. Eventually, this brings her...
- 3/20/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
High Kick Girl was a film I watched once 10 years ago and sadly didn’t think too much about it until I realized it was the 10 year anniversary (May 30th) this month. I remember thinking I’ve never seen a martial arts film from Japan before and that the first time actress, Rina Takeda seemed promising from the trailer. So after rewatching it with a more detailed eye (I do this a lot now since I deconstruct fight scenes) does the film hold any sort of merit or will it just fade in obscurity until its next anniversary? This is an odd one to talk about without really knowing the details behind the production but I’m going to just make lots of speculations until someone...
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- 5/31/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Kyle Chandler and Linda Cardellini in Bloodline, which was renewed for a second season this week.
On the eve of the premiere of the first Netflix/Marvel tv series, another one has found its showrunner. Cheo Hodari Coker has been formally tapped as the showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage, the third in the series of four tv shows by Marvel that will air on Netflix.
Coker joins the show having worked on a number of series, from Southland to Almost Human to Ray Donovan. He also co-wrote the 2009 Biggie biopic Notorious. The Good Wife‘s Mike Colter has been tapped to play the titular character, who will also be appearing in Marvel’s Aka Jessica Jones. A premiere date for the series has yet to be set, although it has been confirmed for 2016.
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The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this week. The ABC soap opera General Hospital led the charge with 28 nominations,...
On the eve of the premiere of the first Netflix/Marvel tv series, another one has found its showrunner. Cheo Hodari Coker has been formally tapped as the showrunner of Marvel’s Luke Cage, the third in the series of four tv shows by Marvel that will air on Netflix.
Coker joins the show having worked on a number of series, from Southland to Almost Human to Ray Donovan. He also co-wrote the 2009 Biggie biopic Notorious. The Good Wife‘s Mike Colter has been tapped to play the titular character, who will also be appearing in Marvel’s Aka Jessica Jones. A premiere date for the series has yet to be set, although it has been confirmed for 2016.
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The Daytime Emmy nominations were announced this week. The ABC soap opera General Hospital led the charge with 28 nominations,...
- 4/4/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Here's the official teaser poster for "Attack On Titan", the live-action adaptation of the anime that's now on Netflix. Toho, who also makes the Godzilla films, is behind this two-part live action adventure directed by Shinji Higuchi. Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura, Shû Watanabe, Satoru Matsuo, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are starring.The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves...
- 12/15/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
Here's the official teaser poster for "Attack On Titan", the live-action adaptation of the anime that's now on Netflix. Toho, who also makes the Godzilla films, is behind this two-part live action adventure directed by Shinji Higuchi. Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara, Nanami Sakuraba, Takahiro Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Ayame Misaki, Pierre Taki, Jun Kunimura, Shû Watanabe, Satoru Matsuo, Rina Takeda and Nana Seino are starring.The sudden arrival of the Titans–mysterious, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour human beings one after the other–brings mankind to the brink of extinction. Fast-forward more than 100 years later. What remains of the human population now live in relative peace behind massive walls that were erected to defend themselves...
- 12/15/2014
- www.ohmygore.com/
13 awesome character posters have been released for director Shinji Higuchi's live-action Attack of Titan film. Each one gives us a look at a different character in the film. I've got to say, I love what I'm seeing here. It's definitely exciting to get our first glimpse at what the style and tone of the film will be.
One of the last things we heard about the Japanese feature is that it would be split into two films. Attack on Titan creator, Hajime Isayama, helped in the creation of the movie and even came up with seven additional characters. Of course, the movie will stay true to the spirit of the source material.
The cast for the film includes Haruma Miura as Eren, Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa, Kanata Hongo as Armin, Satomi Ishihara as Hanji, Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha, Takahiro Miura as Jean, Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima, Ayame Misaki as Hiana,...
One of the last things we heard about the Japanese feature is that it would be split into two films. Attack on Titan creator, Hajime Isayama, helped in the creation of the movie and even came up with seven additional characters. Of course, the movie will stay true to the spirit of the source material.
The cast for the film includes Haruma Miura as Eren, Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa, Kanata Hongo as Armin, Satomi Ishihara as Hanji, Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha, Takahiro Miura as Jean, Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima, Ayame Misaki as Hiana,...
- 11/19/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The calls have been heard loud and clear, both on stage and off at the Oscars or in the annals of the web and at the box office: the world demands more movies with women, about women, by women and for women.
Every week a movie seems to be failing the Bechdel test, and every week a separate movie ends up walking away with the lion’s share at the box office. From hits like Maleficent, The Fault in Our Stars and Lucy to monster franchises like The Hunger Games, the old notion that teenage boys are the ones driving the demand at the movies is rapidly eroding. The Hollywood Reporter pointed out that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy opened to a 44 percent female audience on the film’s opening weekend, the highest share for any Marvel movie to date.
And although they’ve taken their sweet time, Hollywood...
Every week a movie seems to be failing the Bechdel test, and every week a separate movie ends up walking away with the lion’s share at the box office. From hits like Maleficent, The Fault in Our Stars and Lucy to monster franchises like The Hunger Games, the old notion that teenage boys are the ones driving the demand at the movies is rapidly eroding. The Hollywood Reporter pointed out that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy opened to a 44 percent female audience on the film’s opening weekend, the highest share for any Marvel movie to date.
And although they’ve taken their sweet time, Hollywood...
- 8/8/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
I've got some good news for all you Attack on Titan fans out there! Last week director Shinji Higuchi announced that the live-action adaptation he's working on will be split into two feature films! He also revealed that with the help of manga creator Hajime Isayama, they will introduce some new characters and new, more dangerous villains. As a fan of the franchise, I'm completely okay with new characters being added to the story. I'm sure the movie will end up being just as badass as the anime.
23 year-old actor Haruma Miura was previously announced as the film’s star, and he is taking on role of Eren Jaeger. We now have a list of actors who will be Joining Miura in Attack on Titan, and they consist of Hiroki Hasegawa (Jellyfish Princess), Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood), Kanata Hongō (Prince of Tennis), Takahiro Miura (Space Battleship Yamato), Nanami Sakuraba (Twin...
23 year-old actor Haruma Miura was previously announced as the film’s star, and he is taking on role of Eren Jaeger. We now have a list of actors who will be Joining Miura in Attack on Titan, and they consist of Hiroki Hasegawa (Jellyfish Princess), Kiko Mizuhara (Norwegian Wood), Kanata Hongō (Prince of Tennis), Takahiro Miura (Space Battleship Yamato), Nanami Sakuraba (Twin...
- 8/4/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Tale of Iya
Written by Tetsuichirô Tsuta, Masaya Kawamura and Masayuki Ueda
Directed by Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Japan, 2013
Shot with remarkable assurance on 35mm film, Tetsuichirô Tsuta’s second feature The Tale of Iya instantly has the feel of a classic. It opens with a scene of serene and organic beauty, starting with a flurry of snow falling from the half-lit sky. A man in traditional rural dress walks out of a humble wooden shrine and stumbles through the drifts, simultaneously battling with and assimilating the hostile conditions. He comes across a car accident; the driver is flung through the windscreen and both passengers are obviously dead. Moving on, he notices a flash of pink on the frozen river, a baby girl in a snowsuit crawling on the ice. He watches her for a moment, then walks over and picks her up, as the snow continues to fall around them.
Written by Tetsuichirô Tsuta, Masaya Kawamura and Masayuki Ueda
Directed by Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Japan, 2013
Shot with remarkable assurance on 35mm film, Tetsuichirô Tsuta’s second feature The Tale of Iya instantly has the feel of a classic. It opens with a scene of serene and organic beauty, starting with a flurry of snow falling from the half-lit sky. A man in traditional rural dress walks out of a humble wooden shrine and stumbles through the drifts, simultaneously battling with and assimilating the hostile conditions. He comes across a car accident; the driver is flung through the windscreen and both passengers are obviously dead. Moving on, he notices a flash of pink on the frozen river, a baby girl in a snowsuit crawling on the ice. He watches her for a moment, then walks over and picks her up, as the snow continues to fall around them.
- 3/10/2014
- by Rob Dickie
- SoundOnSight
Cult Japanese film director Nboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl, Robo-Geisha, The ABCs of Death) returns with yet another madcap comedy horror, full to the brim with Ott special effects, CGI gore and full-on action sequences. There's also the obligatory token nudity, flying fish, irreverent humour, killer tuna and enough flesh eating Sashimi to make your skin crawl. Everything we love about Nboru Iguchi then. Keiko (Rina Takeda) is a cute and clumsy trainee sushi chef who finds her kung fu skills come in handy when some infected flying sushi start to bite back. Will Keiko be able to save a group of nasty businessmen from the unrelenting terror of the killer fish dishes? Can Iguchi prevent his latest horror comedy from flushing itself down the cinematic toilet to fishy heaven? Will Asami keep her clothes on for once? I really hope this madness never ends. Dead Sushi is a loveable romp with cartoon characters,...
- 11/8/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Stars: Rina Takeda, Kentarô Shimazu, Takamasa Suga, Takashi Nishina, Asami, Yui Murata | Written and Directed by Noboru Iguchi
This Japanese film, directed by Noboru Iguchi (Tokyo Gore Police, Robo-Geisha), is one of those films that is unique to its region. It blends action, comedy and horror with splatter gore and over-the-top sequences to creature a truly distinctive concept.
It’s a love or hate thing, some might say. The whole way in which films like Dead Sushi, and others like it, are done will certainly bring conversation to the table. The performances often border on ridiculous but have a particular and peculiar charm to them that will divide opinions depending on whether or not this type of movie is “for you”.
Dead Sushi follows a girl, who is skilled in kung-fu by the way, who is also the daughter of a sushi-chef. She finds the expectations placed upon her too...
This Japanese film, directed by Noboru Iguchi (Tokyo Gore Police, Robo-Geisha), is one of those films that is unique to its region. It blends action, comedy and horror with splatter gore and over-the-top sequences to creature a truly distinctive concept.
It’s a love or hate thing, some might say. The whole way in which films like Dead Sushi, and others like it, are done will certainly bring conversation to the table. The performances often border on ridiculous but have a particular and peculiar charm to them that will divide opinions depending on whether or not this type of movie is “for you”.
Dead Sushi follows a girl, who is skilled in kung-fu by the way, who is also the daughter of a sushi-chef. She finds the expectations placed upon her too...
- 10/9/2013
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Review Dan Auty 23 Sep 2013 - 06:38
Japanese splatter comedy shogun Noboru Iguchi returns with killer food horror, Dead Sushi. Here's Dan's review of a proudly idiotic film...
One of the first rules of exploitation filmmaking is that if you find something that works - ie. makes money - then keep doing it. This is certainly the principle that has guided Noboru Iguchi for the past five years. The former porn director achieved international success in 2008 with his splatter comedy Machine Girl and has continued to make films in much the same vein - RoboGeisha, Zombie Ass, Karate-Robo Zaborgar and so on - all ridiculous, loud, gaudy and cheap. They are also made with the overseas market very much in mind, delivering a form of exaggerated entertainment that both satirises and embraces the various stereotypes that exist about Japanese comedy.
Dead Sushi is Iguchi's latest opus, and it very much sticks to the formula.
Japanese splatter comedy shogun Noboru Iguchi returns with killer food horror, Dead Sushi. Here's Dan's review of a proudly idiotic film...
One of the first rules of exploitation filmmaking is that if you find something that works - ie. makes money - then keep doing it. This is certainly the principle that has guided Noboru Iguchi for the past five years. The former porn director achieved international success in 2008 with his splatter comedy Machine Girl and has continued to make films in much the same vein - RoboGeisha, Zombie Ass, Karate-Robo Zaborgar and so on - all ridiculous, loud, gaudy and cheap. They are also made with the overseas market very much in mind, delivering a form of exaggerated entertainment that both satirises and embraces the various stereotypes that exist about Japanese comedy.
Dead Sushi is Iguchi's latest opus, and it very much sticks to the formula.
- 9/20/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
It's been a little too sane around here lately, so it's time to spice things up a bit with a little Dead Sushi. Noboru Iguchi, the near legendry director of classic Japanese splatter-fests RoboGeisha, The Machine Girl and Mutant Girls Squad, went back behind the camera in 2012 to direct the deliriously deranged Dead Sushi, a bizarre new movie inspired by the likes of Piranha 3D and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Iguchi's last picture was the equally bizarre F is for Fart, a juvenile short film that brought light relief (and light release) to the hit and miss horror anthology, The ABCs of Death. You can check out the official website just here and the glorious trailer at the link below. Starring Rina Takeda( High-Kick Girl!), Shigeru Matsuzaki (Space Adventure Cobra) and Kentaro Shimazu (The Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police), Dead Sushi arrives on U.K. DVD September 23rd 2013. Now...
- 9/10/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
It's been a little too sane around here lately, so it's time to spice things up a bit with a little Dead Sushi. Noboru Iguchi, the near legendry director of classic Japanese splatter-fests RoboGeisha, The Machine Girl and Mutant Girls Squad, went back behind the camera in 2012 to direct the deliriously deranged Dead Sushi, a bizarre new movie inspired by the likes of Piranha 3D and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Iguchi's last picture was the equally bizarre F is for Fart, a juvenile short film that brought light relief (and light release) to the hit and miss horror anthology, The ABCs of Death. You can check out the official website just here and the glorious trailer at the link below. Starring Rina Takeda( High-Kick Girl!), Shigeru Matsuzaki (Space Adventure Cobra) and Kentaro Shimazu (The Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police), Dead Sushi arrives on U.K. DVD September 23rd 2013. Now...
- 9/10/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
The horror film Dead Sushi attempts to capitalize on two current filmic trends: zombies (self-explanatory) and sushi (see also: Sushi Girl, Jiro Dreams of Sushi). In this film, sushi—both its preparation and ingestion—is observed with a sanctity commonly reserved for religious sacraments. An affront to a chef's technique is akin to degrading one's honor, resulting in the need for hara kiri (or, in this case, murder). But dishonored chefs aren't the only ones to fear in this sushi zombie film.
When aspiring sushi chef Keiko (Rina Takeda) is dismissed by her father, a master sushi chef, because she's a smelly woman who can't properly handle the sushi, she seeks employment at a hotel that literally sustains itself on its sushi menu. But lurking in the alley of the hotel is a seeming bum who has the ability to reanimate animals (namely fish), a power he intends to use...
When aspiring sushi chef Keiko (Rina Takeda) is dismissed by her father, a master sushi chef, because she's a smelly woman who can't properly handle the sushi, she seeks employment at a hotel that literally sustains itself on its sushi menu. But lurking in the alley of the hotel is a seeming bum who has the ability to reanimate animals (namely fish), a power he intends to use...
- 4/8/2013
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
I’m going to go out on a limb here and make the following assumption – either you’re reading this review because you love Japanese extremist “horror” and have had this little doozy on your radar for a little while now, or you saw the title Dead Sushi and were so utterly perplexed and curious you clicked my review with no knowledge of what you’re about to hear described. In either case, Konichiwa bitches, and welcome to the review of yet another absurd Noboru Iguchi (Machine Girl/RoboGeisha) masterpiece. About a hour and four minutes into the film a character makes this proclamation: “Things have reached the point where they no longer make any sense.” This is completely wrong – things don’t make sense from square one – but that’s why you watch these types of movies!
So what the hell is Dead Sushi? Can such a delectably delicious...
So what the hell is Dead Sushi? Can such a delectably delicious...
- 2/12/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Let me preface this review by saying that I absolutely adore the work of director Noboru Iguchi. From where I’m seated, the guy is a freaking genius. I don’t care how obsessed he is with asses and farting — the man’s work entertains me in ways that few films can. Simply put: I’m a fanboy, and that’s not something I say very often. Iguchi makes movies that cater to my warped sensibilities, regardless of how that makes me appear. After delivering two decidedly different films — namely the 2011 offerings “Tomie: Unlimited” and “Karate-Robo Zaborgar” — Iguchi seemed determined to return to the world of degenerate cinema. In addition to delivering the impossibly intriguing “Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead,” the peculiar filmmaker churned out the fever dream known as “Dead Sushi.” And while the film may not be as gory as Iguchi’s more subversive efforts, it’s...
- 2/9/2013
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Dead Sushi
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Written by Noboru Iguchi and Jun Tsugita
Japan, 2012
Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a sincere documentary about a humble 85-year old sushi maker, was an “effective, ultimately heartfelt, and handled deftly” film about the skill, spirit, and dedication needed to fully grasp the rarely mastered culinary art. Now, imagine if Jiro was having a menacing nightmare, a salacious wet dream, and was euphorically high off his head on smack at the same time, you’d have Noboru Iguchi’s otherwise impossible to explain Dead Sushi.
The story follows Keiko (Rina Takeda), the daughter and apprentice of a master martial artist and sushi maker (Jiji Bû). Despite her father’s attempt to mold her into a master of both trades, her femininity prevents her from becoming either (apparently). Distraught, Keiko runs away from home and takes up a job at an inn owned by a married...
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Written by Noboru Iguchi and Jun Tsugita
Japan, 2012
Jiro Dreams of Sushi, a sincere documentary about a humble 85-year old sushi maker, was an “effective, ultimately heartfelt, and handled deftly” film about the skill, spirit, and dedication needed to fully grasp the rarely mastered culinary art. Now, imagine if Jiro was having a menacing nightmare, a salacious wet dream, and was euphorically high off his head on smack at the same time, you’d have Noboru Iguchi’s otherwise impossible to explain Dead Sushi.
The story follows Keiko (Rina Takeda), the daughter and apprentice of a master martial artist and sushi maker (Jiji Bû). Despite her father’s attempt to mold her into a master of both trades, her femininity prevents her from becoming either (apparently). Distraught, Keiko runs away from home and takes up a job at an inn owned by a married...
- 10/25/2012
- by Justin Li
- SoundOnSight
The lineup for this year’s Friars Club fest, running October 24-27 at assorted NYC venues, includes Jon Wright’s Irish/UK opus Grabbers (showing Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 9:30 p.m.), in which small-town residents besieged by hungry aliens discover that alcohol—and the consumption thereof—is the key to combatting the invaders. Speaking of consumption, Noboru Iguchi’s Dead Sushi (Saturday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m.) is about a young woman (Rina Takeda) striving to be a sushi chef whose martial-arts skills come in handy when her workplace is threatened by lethal seafood (see review here). And in Casey Walker’s A Little Bit Zombie (Thursday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.), a groom succumbs to an undead virus and tries not to let it spoil his impending wedding while dodging an obsessed zombie hunter (review here). See the trailers for all three flicks below. There’s lots of other...
- 10/3/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
The lineup for this year’s Friars Club fest, running October 24-27 at assorted NYC venues, includes Jon Wright’s Irish/UK opus Grabbers (showing Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 9:30 p.m.), in which small-town residents besieged by hungry aliens discover that alcohol—and the consumption thereof—is the key to combatting the invaders. Speaking of consumption, Noboru Iguchi’s Dead Sushi (Saturday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m.) is about a young woman (Rina Takeda) striving to be a sushi chef whose martial-arts skills come in handy when her workplace is threatened by lethal seafood (see review here). And in Casey Walker’s A Little Bit Zombie (Thursday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.), a groom succumbs to an undead virus and tries not to let it spoil his impending wedding while dodging an obsessed zombie hunter (review here). See the trailers for all three flicks below. There’s lots of other...
- 10/3/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
The lineup for this year’s Friars Club fest, running October 24-27 at assorted NYC venues, includes Jon Wright’s Irish/UK opus Grabbers (showing Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 9:30 p.m.), in which small-town residents besieged by hungry aliens discover that alcohol—and the consumption thereof—is the key to combatting the invaders. Speaking of consumption, Noboru Iguchi’s Dead Sushi (Saturday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m.) is about a young woman (Rina Takeda) striving to be a sushi chef whose martial-arts skills come in handy when her workplace is threatened by lethal seafood (see review here). And in Casey Walker’s A Little Bit Zombie (Thursday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.), a groom succumbs to an undead virus and tries not to let it spoil his impending wedding while dodging an obsessed zombie hunter (review here). See the trailers for all three flicks below. There’s lots of other...
- 10/3/2012
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
Another Fantastic Fest has come to a close. It's been a grueling week of madness, movies and mayhem...and I can't wait to do it again next year.
As I've written before, the main problem with film fests is you can never see everything you want. But that's okay because you end up being exposed to things you didn't know about — and that's usually a good thing. I missed plenty, but Kayley Viteo and I did see a lot of films at FF2012 and we've reviewed our favorites already (to find them, just plug "Fantastic Fest" into the search box). I know Kayley has some more reviews coming, but I'm going to take this opportunity to touch on some of the rest of the many things I saw this year.
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Dead Sushi: The latest flick from Noboru Iguchi just didn't do it for me, I hate to say. I usually...
As I've written before, the main problem with film fests is you can never see everything you want. But that's okay because you end up being exposed to things you didn't know about — and that's usually a good thing. I missed plenty, but Kayley Viteo and I did see a lot of films at FF2012 and we've reviewed our favorites already (to find them, just plug "Fantastic Fest" into the search box). I know Kayley has some more reviews coming, but I'm going to take this opportunity to touch on some of the rest of the many things I saw this year.
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Dead Sushi: The latest flick from Noboru Iguchi just didn't do it for me, I hate to say. I usually...
- 9/30/2012
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Some quick distribution news has come in for Noburu Iguchi's latest film, Dead Sushi (review). Read on for when you'll be able to join the fight against some truly fishy characters with a penchant for human flesh!
According to FilmBiz Asia, North American rights to Japanese comedy action film Dead Sushi (デッド寿司) have been acquired by Action Slate Releasing and Millennium Entertainment.
The film, which stars martial arts prodigy Takeda Rina, is the first movie to emerge from Walker Pictures, the new producing and distribution offshoot of veteran Japanese talent agency Office Walker. Dead Sushi previously screened at the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival in July and had its Us premiere this week at Fantastic Fest (20-27 Sep), where the rights deal was announced.
Dead Sushi was co-produced by Nishimura Eizo and was directed by Iguchi Noboru.
For more visit the official Dead Sushi website, "like" Dead Sushi on Facebook, and follow Dead Sushi on Twitter.
According to FilmBiz Asia, North American rights to Japanese comedy action film Dead Sushi (デッド寿司) have been acquired by Action Slate Releasing and Millennium Entertainment.
The film, which stars martial arts prodigy Takeda Rina, is the first movie to emerge from Walker Pictures, the new producing and distribution offshoot of veteran Japanese talent agency Office Walker. Dead Sushi previously screened at the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival in July and had its Us premiere this week at Fantastic Fest (20-27 Sep), where the rights deal was announced.
Dead Sushi was co-produced by Nishimura Eizo and was directed by Iguchi Noboru.
For more visit the official Dead Sushi website, "like" Dead Sushi on Facebook, and follow Dead Sushi on Twitter.
- 9/29/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Action Slate Releasing - a division of Birch Tree Entertainment and a Millennium Entertainment distribution line - has acquired the North American distribution rights to Dead Sushi. The film is directed by Japanese filmmaker Noboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl, The ABCs of Death) and stars 21-year-old karate champion Rina Takeda (Karate Girl).
Dead Sushi tells the tale of Keiko, thedaughter of a legendary sushi chef, who runs away from home when her father's kung fu-like regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests, including the employees of a pharmaceutical firm there on a work vacation.
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Dead Sushi tells the tale of Keiko, thedaughter of a legendary sushi chef, who runs away from home when her father's kung fu-like regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests, including the employees of a pharmaceutical firm there on a work vacation.
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- 9/29/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The world premiere of FilmDistrict’s Red Dawn reboot will close The Austin-based genre fest today. Well, if you didn’t already hear, Lithuanian sci-fi romantic thriller Vanishing Waves was the big winner by picking up four awards including Best Feature, Best Director (Kristina Buozyte), Best Screenplay (Bruno Samper, Buozyte), and Best Actress (Jurga Jutaite).
Have you ever dreamed of being inside the head of another person – a beloved one or your rival ? Have you ever wished to experience the ideal relationship, where two minds come into total fusion? “Vanishing waves” – a sci-fi melodrama. Following solid scientific experiment, based on the neural transfer, a young inhibited man will live an astonishing journey in the comatose woman anonymous mind. This contemporary tale is exploring the nature of desire by exposing links and contradictions between the human body and the mind.
Here Comes the Devil, Adrian Garcia Bogliano‘s homage to 70s horror films,...
Have you ever dreamed of being inside the head of another person – a beloved one or your rival ? Have you ever wished to experience the ideal relationship, where two minds come into total fusion? “Vanishing waves” – a sci-fi melodrama. Following solid scientific experiment, based on the neural transfer, a young inhibited man will live an astonishing journey in the comatose woman anonymous mind. This contemporary tale is exploring the nature of desire by exposing links and contradictions between the human body and the mind.
Here Comes the Devil, Adrian Garcia Bogliano‘s homage to 70s horror films,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Photo by David Hill
Fantastic Fest is almost at its end, which means it’s of course time for the one and only Fantastic Awards!
Now I could waste your time for a few paragraphs on the apparent ridiculousness of holding an Award Ceremony at the half-way point of a festival, but instead I’m going to save my tirades for more important matters, and just assume that Festival Organizers worldwide know what they’re doing. What I Will give you though is a list of this years Award Winners!
As you look through the list of winners, you may want to take note of a few key films and add them to your “To Screen” list. One of them is Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s homage to 70’s horror film’s Here Comes The Devil, which became the first film in Fantastic Fest history to completely Sweep the Horror Features...
Fantastic Fest is almost at its end, which means it’s of course time for the one and only Fantastic Awards!
Now I could waste your time for a few paragraphs on the apparent ridiculousness of holding an Award Ceremony at the half-way point of a festival, but instead I’m going to save my tirades for more important matters, and just assume that Festival Organizers worldwide know what they’re doing. What I Will give you though is a list of this years Award Winners!
As you look through the list of winners, you may want to take note of a few key films and add them to your “To Screen” list. One of them is Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s homage to 70’s horror film’s Here Comes The Devil, which became the first film in Fantastic Fest history to completely Sweep the Horror Features...
- 9/27/2012
- by Ty Cooper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Fantastic Fest has announced the 2012 Fantastic Fest Award winners. With all the great films screening at the Fest, they had quite a time choosing the best and most striking films of the festival.
Look for more coverage from Travis Keune in the coming days. Check out his Fantastic Fest review of Frankenweenie here and Dredd 3D here.
Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)
I Declare War (dir. Robert Wilson & Jason Lapeyre)
Amd “Next Wave” Spotlight Competition
Best Picture: Flicker (dir. Patrik Eklund)
Best Director: Charles de Lauzirika (Crave)
Best Screenplay: Max Porcelijn (Plan C)
Best Actor: Michael Eklund (Errors of the Human Body)
Best Actress: Alina Levshin (Combat Girls)
Fantastic Features
Best Picture: Vanishing Waves (dir. Kristina Buozyte)
Best Director: Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Screenplay: Bruno Samper, Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Actor: Rene Bitorajac (Vegetarian Cannibal)
Best Actress: Jurga Jutaite (Vanishing Waves)
Horror Features
Best Picture: Here Comes the Devil (dir.
Look for more coverage from Travis Keune in the coming days. Check out his Fantastic Fest review of Frankenweenie here and Dredd 3D here.
Audience Award (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)
I Declare War (dir. Robert Wilson & Jason Lapeyre)
Amd “Next Wave” Spotlight Competition
Best Picture: Flicker (dir. Patrik Eklund)
Best Director: Charles de Lauzirika (Crave)
Best Screenplay: Max Porcelijn (Plan C)
Best Actor: Michael Eklund (Errors of the Human Body)
Best Actress: Alina Levshin (Combat Girls)
Fantastic Features
Best Picture: Vanishing Waves (dir. Kristina Buozyte)
Best Director: Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Screenplay: Bruno Samper, Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Actor: Rene Bitorajac (Vegetarian Cannibal)
Best Actress: Jurga Jutaite (Vanishing Waves)
Horror Features
Best Picture: Here Comes the Devil (dir.
- 9/25/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
To those not familiar with the work of Japanese Director Noboru Iguchi, a film about man-eating sushi may seem like the most absurd of all movie premises. However when one takes into consideration the fact that one of Iguchi’s last Fantastic Fest offerings revolved around evil “toilet” zombies (Zombie Ass)… well, perhaps killer tuna doesn’t sound that ridiculous after all.
The story follows Keiko, our young and deadly protagonist (played by martial arts master Rina Takeda) who runs away from home in order to escape the rigorous training doled out by her indignantly haughty father, who is both a sushi chef and martial arts master. Devoid of a money and in need of a roof over her head, she decides to take up refuge in a conspicuous country inn known primarily for its gorgeous waitresses and supposed top notch sushi offerings.
Almost instantly Keiko becomes a point of...
The story follows Keiko, our young and deadly protagonist (played by martial arts master Rina Takeda) who runs away from home in order to escape the rigorous training doled out by her indignantly haughty father, who is both a sushi chef and martial arts master. Devoid of a money and in need of a roof over her head, she decides to take up refuge in a conspicuous country inn known primarily for its gorgeous waitresses and supposed top notch sushi offerings.
Almost instantly Keiko becomes a point of...
- 9/25/2012
- by Ty Cooper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
One of the greatest film festivals on the face of the planet, Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas, has unveiled their award winners for 2012, and it's quite an impressive list to say the least. Read on to see who's taking home some fantastic memories!
From the Press Release
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce this year's Fantastic Fest Award winners. It's a terrible task to pick favorites and single out any of the magnificent films that played at this year's festival, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most striking films of the festival.
The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter, who provided the certified tabulation of ballots this year and are the exclusive accounting sponsor of Fantastic Fest. Amd is the presenter of the prestigious "Next Wave" Awards, which honors emerging filmmakers. The winner of the "Next...
From the Press Release
Fantastic Fest is thrilled to announce this year's Fantastic Fest Award winners. It's a terrible task to pick favorites and single out any of the magnificent films that played at this year's festival, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best and most striking films of the festival.
The audience awards are presented by accounting firm Maxwell Locke & Ritter, who provided the certified tabulation of ballots this year and are the exclusive accounting sponsor of Fantastic Fest. Amd is the presenter of the prestigious "Next Wave" Awards, which honors emerging filmmakers. The winner of the "Next...
- 9/25/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
There's broad comedy, there's wacky stuff, and then there's the Japanese version of non-stop silliness. Throw all three into a blender and you'll get a bizarre (and kinda tasty) concoction known as Dead Sushi, a horror / action / ultra-goofy slapstick farce from the man who brought us RoboGeisha, Mutant Girls Squad, and Zombie Ass. Yes, those are all actual films, and yes they all sprang from the mind of the cinematically insane Noboru Iguchi. How much you enjoy Dead Sushi will rely on your tolerance for overt silliness combined with martial arts nonsense and loads of over-the-top gore-geysers, but while Dead Sushi runs a bit longer than it really needs to, it's tough to imagine being bored by the lunacy on display here.
The plot, which almost seems like a goof on Kung Fu Panda, is about a young girl who disgraces her father with her poor sushi-making skills, only to...
The plot, which almost seems like a goof on Kung Fu Panda, is about a young girl who disgraces her father with her poor sushi-making skills, only to...
- 9/22/2012
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
Dead Sushi
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Written by Noboru Iguchi and Jun Tsugita
2012, Japan
Junk food is tasty food with little to no long term pertinent effects, other than some negative health concerns if one consumes to much. Its purpose is to stuff that hole in one’s stomach in moments of hunger and nothing more. One does not savour junk food. One shoves it down’s one’s throat in appreciation of the fact that it probably tastes good because one was so famished at the time. Sushi cannot, under any circumstances, be considered junk food. Rather, it oft referred to as a form of delicacy, pending on where and how it was prepared. That did not prevent Japanese director Noboru Iguchi to make a junk food style film based on one of the tastiest, healthiest foods on the planet. Dead Sushi, which had its world premier at Fantasia a few days ago,...
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Written by Noboru Iguchi and Jun Tsugita
2012, Japan
Junk food is tasty food with little to no long term pertinent effects, other than some negative health concerns if one consumes to much. Its purpose is to stuff that hole in one’s stomach in moments of hunger and nothing more. One does not savour junk food. One shoves it down’s one’s throat in appreciation of the fact that it probably tastes good because one was so famished at the time. Sushi cannot, under any circumstances, be considered junk food. Rather, it oft referred to as a form of delicacy, pending on where and how it was prepared. That did not prevent Japanese director Noboru Iguchi to make a junk food style film based on one of the tastiest, healthiest foods on the planet. Dead Sushi, which had its world premier at Fantasia a few days ago,...
- 8/3/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Judgment is coming to Fantastic Fest with the red carpet premiere of Dredd 3D and the festival's initial lineup of incredible genre films. Fantastic Fest will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas, at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.
Below is the initial lineup of films at this year's festival (as previously announced, Frankenweenie will have its world premiere on September 20 as the opening night film for the 2012 festival).
From the Press Release:
The future America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington, DC, lies Mega City One - a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge...
Below is the initial lineup of films at this year's festival (as previously announced, Frankenweenie will have its world premiere on September 20 as the opening night film for the 2012 festival).
From the Press Release:
The future America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington, DC, lies Mega City One - a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge...
- 7/30/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We are just under two months out from Fantastic Fest 2012 being unleashed upon genre fans making their pilgrimage of the weird, wild and bizarre to Austin, Texas. The final art for Fantastic Fest 2012 from artist Mike Saputo (as seen above) was recently revealed to the world, but now the first wave of film programming for this year’s event has surfaced. As always, there proves to be a wide array of films in genre, style and national origin available to film enthusiasts, listed below.
Cockneys Vs. Zombies (2011)
Us Premiere
Director – Matthias Hoene, 87min
When a badly planned bank robbery and a zombie outbreak collide, hilarity ensues in this balls-out, irreverent British comedy.
Dead Sushi (2012)
Us Premiere
Director – Noboru Iguchi, 91min
Japanese splatter action comedy is on the menu when director Noboru Iguchi & karate girl Rina Takeda join forces to take on flying killer sushi monsters in Dead Sushi!
Dredd 3D (2012)
Gala Premiere
Director: Pete Travis,...
Cockneys Vs. Zombies (2011)
Us Premiere
Director – Matthias Hoene, 87min
When a badly planned bank robbery and a zombie outbreak collide, hilarity ensues in this balls-out, irreverent British comedy.
Dead Sushi (2012)
Us Premiere
Director – Noboru Iguchi, 91min
Japanese splatter action comedy is on the menu when director Noboru Iguchi & karate girl Rina Takeda join forces to take on flying killer sushi monsters in Dead Sushi!
Dredd 3D (2012)
Gala Premiere
Director: Pete Travis,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If you weren’t one of the lucky ones that got in to see the Pete Travis’ “Dredd” when it screened to an enthusiastic crowd earlier this year at Comic Con, have no fear, the movie is getting a red carpet premiere over at Fantastic Fest this year. The shindig is going down in Austin, Texas on September 20 through 27, and the fest has released their first wave line-up, with still more to come. Here is the initial lineup of films at this year’s gathering: Cockneys Vs Zombies (2011) Us Premiere Director – Matthias Hoene, 87min When a badly planned bank robbery and a zombie outbreak collide, hilarity ensues in this balls-out, irreverent British comedy. Dead Sushi (2012) Us Premiere Director – Noboru Iguchi, 91min Japanese splatter action comedy is on the menu when director Noboru Iguchi & karate girl Rina Takeda join forces to take on flying killer sushi monsters in Dead Sushi! Dredd 3D...
- 7/30/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Friday came & went and there was no Fantastic Fest 2012 announcement. We published a list of films we thought would play and so far, we got one hit on that (Dead Sushi). Fantastic Fest has officially announced their first wave of programming for this years festival. This is just the first wave and there will be plenty more films to announce between now and September along with the amazing events that are put on by the festival.
From the Press Release:
Judgment is coming to Fantastic Fest with the red carpet premiere of Dredd 3D and the festival’s initial lineup of incredible genre films. Fantastic Fest will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One – a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets.
From the Press Release:
Judgment is coming to Fantastic Fest with the red carpet premiere of Dredd 3D and the festival’s initial lineup of incredible genre films. Fantastic Fest will take place September 20-27 in Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One – a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets.
- 7/30/2012
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Cannes. Sundance. Toronto. SXSW. Screw them.* The best film festival each and every year is the Alamo Drafthouse Theater’s very own Fantastic Fest that takes place in Austin every fall. They bring genre films from around the world to play under one roof for fans of movies best described as strange, violent, unique, crazy and often absolutely incredible. These are movies that will most likely never get a DVD release in the Us let alone a theatrical run making this fest the only real opportunity to see them (bar an import disc down the road). The first wave of titles have been announced with two more to come in the next several weeks, and the list offers the usual selection of the very unusual. Movies we’ve never heard of before will play alongside ones we know by heart. I for one am looking forward to seeing The Shining on the big screen for the first...
- 7/30/2012
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
We are now a week into the three week long Fantasia Film Festival, and while we admittedly have been a little behind due to some technical issues with our website, we still managed to get a dozen film reviews published. Keep coming back to our site as we promise twice the amount of articles by the end of week two. In the meantime, here is a round-up of what we’ve seen and written about so far.
Black Pond
Directed by Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe
Written by Will Sharpe
U.K., 2011
Comedy, in its nature and its presentation, has morphed dramatically over the past decade or so, both in North America and in Europe, in particular the United Kingdom. From the more overt, on the nose comedy of yesteryear we have now live in an era in which the comedy is delivered with a completely different version of wit.
Black Pond
Directed by Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe
Written by Will Sharpe
U.K., 2011
Comedy, in its nature and its presentation, has morphed dramatically over the past decade or so, both in North America and in Europe, in particular the United Kingdom. From the more overt, on the nose comedy of yesteryear we have now live in an era in which the comedy is delivered with a completely different version of wit.
- 7/28/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Dead Sushi
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Written by Noboru Iguchi and Jun Tsugita
2012, Japan
Junk food is tasty food with little to no long term pertinent effects, other than some negative health concerns if one consumes to much. Its purpose is to stuff that hole in one’s stomach in moments of hunger and nothing more. One does not savour junk food. One shoves it down’s one’s throat in appreciation of the fact that it probably tastes good because one was so famished at the time. Sushi cannot, under any circumstances, be considered junk food. Rather, it oft referred to as a form of delicacy, pending on where and how it was prepared. That did not prevent Japanese director Noboru Iguchi to make a junk food style film based on one of the tastiest, healthiest foods on the planet. Dead Sushi, which had its world premier at Fantasia a few days ago,...
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Written by Noboru Iguchi and Jun Tsugita
2012, Japan
Junk food is tasty food with little to no long term pertinent effects, other than some negative health concerns if one consumes to much. Its purpose is to stuff that hole in one’s stomach in moments of hunger and nothing more. One does not savour junk food. One shoves it down’s one’s throat in appreciation of the fact that it probably tastes good because one was so famished at the time. Sushi cannot, under any circumstances, be considered junk food. Rather, it oft referred to as a form of delicacy, pending on where and how it was prepared. That did not prevent Japanese director Noboru Iguchi to make a junk food style film based on one of the tastiest, healthiest foods on the planet. Dead Sushi, which had its world premier at Fantasia a few days ago,...
- 7/25/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Montreal's 16th annual Fantasia International Film Festival is in full swing and running from now through August 7th, and new clips from two of the movies being shown at Canada's biggest film dance are here. Check it out!
Both clips come via Bloody Disgusting. Head on over to the official Fantasia International Film Festival website for full scheduling information.
Errors Of The Human Body (Germany-usa) Dir: Eron Sheean
Written and directed by Sheean, who penned last year’s The Divide, Errors Of The Human BODYis an unsettling, stylistically bold look at the personal and ethical horrors of modern genetic engineering, oscillating quite ambiguously between pure science and terrifying science fiction. Stars Michael Eklund. World Premiere.
Dead Sushi (Japan) Dir: Noboru Iguchi
After geishas, schoolgirls and robots, we thought director Noboru Iguchi couldn't turn more of the strongest Japanese symbols into killing machines. We were wrong! Here comes the zombie sushi!
Both clips come via Bloody Disgusting. Head on over to the official Fantasia International Film Festival website for full scheduling information.
Errors Of The Human Body (Germany-usa) Dir: Eron Sheean
Written and directed by Sheean, who penned last year’s The Divide, Errors Of The Human BODYis an unsettling, stylistically bold look at the personal and ethical horrors of modern genetic engineering, oscillating quite ambiguously between pure science and terrifying science fiction. Stars Michael Eklund. World Premiere.
Dead Sushi (Japan) Dir: Noboru Iguchi
After geishas, schoolgirls and robots, we thought director Noboru Iguchi couldn't turn more of the strongest Japanese symbols into killing machines. We were wrong! Here comes the zombie sushi!
- 7/20/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Dinner wants you for dinner.Cult director Noboru Igushi (Machine Girl, RoboGeisha) has enlisted High Kick Girl star Rina Takeda to play the lead in his latest offering, Dead Sushi. Takeda plays a girl who leaves home to escape the disapproving eye of her father - an overbearing sushi chef - and takes a job at a down and out resort inn. An inn that will soon be infested by evil, undead sushi.We ran the first trailer for the film a while back and we now have a gallery of ten [Update! We've got six more, bringing the total to sixteen!] stills to show off. Dead Sushi will have its world premiere at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal later this month. Check the stills and...
- 7/9/2012
- Screen Anarchy
More stills have come our way for the zany new zombie flick from acclaimed Japanese director Noboru Iguchi, Dead Sushi, and we have every strange moment for you right here on tap served with wasabi and ginger. Dig it!
Synopsis:
The film, which stars 21-year-old martial arts prodigy Rina Takeda, tells the tale of Keiko, the daughter of a legendary sushi chef, who runs away from home when his kung fu-like regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests, including the employees of a pharmaceutical firm there on a work vacation. But little do they know that a disgruntled former researcher has also come to the inn with a plan for revenge, using a serum he developed that can awaken the murderous instincts of ordinary sushi, turning it into bloodthirsty monsters! Keiko must use both her sushi...
Synopsis:
The film, which stars 21-year-old martial arts prodigy Rina Takeda, tells the tale of Keiko, the daughter of a legendary sushi chef, who runs away from home when his kung fu-like regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests, including the employees of a pharmaceutical firm there on a work vacation. But little do they know that a disgruntled former researcher has also come to the inn with a plan for revenge, using a serum he developed that can awaken the murderous instincts of ordinary sushi, turning it into bloodthirsty monsters! Keiko must use both her sushi...
- 7/9/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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