Takashi Miike
“Tokyo Fist” and the Gonzo Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto
Tsukamoto’s RAGING BULL more or less, TOKYO FIST’s often surreal and disorienting saga brings a fraught romantic triangle to the boxing ring, where passions, regrets and revenge are played out as ferocious bloodsport. The lyric “Love will tear us apart, again” has never rung truer…
Fandor Focus: Takashi Miike
by Jake Rubenstein When it comes to Japanese filmmaking, many credit the works of Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu, and Nagisa Ōshima for popularizing cinematic excellence …
Embracing the Absurd with Takashi Miike
A true master of the mash-up genre, Takashi Miike has become a veritable legend of cinema. With a career that spans over a hundred films, …
Audition (1999)
One of the most notorious J-horror films ever made, Takashi Miike’s Audition exploded onto the festival circuit at the turn of the century to a …
One Missed Call (2003)
Tapping into the same brand of terror as the Ring and Grudge movies, visionary director Takashi Miike (‘Audition’, ‘Blade of the Immortal’) presents a modern, …