Earlier today, the full lineup for Japan Cuts 2012, the NYC film festival held from July 12th to the 28th at the Japan Society, was released and boy is it just as exciting as the NYAFF lineu... Read more
Whether you are just dipping your feet into Asian cinema or are an avid Asian cinephile, if there was one New York Asian Film Festival to attend, it’s this one! Not only is Choi Min-S... Read more
Earlier this year I reviewed a little action film titled 13 Assassins from the wild director Takeshi Miike. Well, if you’ve seen that movie then flip it on its head because the prolific Japa... Read more
Takeshi Miike (Ichi, 13 Assassins) is known for being a wild director when it comes to some of his films. He makes movies the way he wants to and that is that, with many turning out to be v... Read more
Currently out on Blu Ray/DVD/VOD and other home entertainment outlets thanks to Magnet is Takeshi Miike’s most impressive work in recent years, 13 Assassins. It is still one of my favorite... Read more
Based on the popular newspaper comic and anime TV series, Ninja Rantaro Flunks Again, comes this family friendly, live-action adaptation film called Ninja Kids!!!, directed by the one and on... Read more
Way back in September I reported that Takeshi Miike was developing a 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s samurai classic, Hara-Kiri (Seppuku). Well, after news hit a few days ago that Mii... Read more
Picture this: The movie 300…but with Samurai. That’s essentially what Japan’s most prolific and interesting director, Takeshi Miike, has done with his latest and most realistic film to date... Read more
Sushi Typhoon, the North American genre film distribution arm of the Nikkatsu Corporation, is the wildest film company I’ve ever come across. From their directors parading on stage in sumo d... Read more
Nah I’m just kidding, there’s just a remake in the works. Harakiri, aka Seppuku, is the traditional suicide ritual of disembowelment of the Japanese Samurai. It also happens to b... Read more
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