First Love is the latest blood-drenched movie from Japanese director Takahashi Miike. When the schemes of duplicitous punk Kase go comically awry, doomed boxer Leo and haunted drug addict Monica find themselves inadvertently caught in the crosshairs of two warring gangs. Over the course of an increasingly ridiculous night, a soulful meet-cute between the two innocents transpires.
A new blood-soaked trailer for Blade of the Immortal has sliced and diced its way online, giving is a violent new look at prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike's live-action adaptation of the cult favourite anime/manga
Here’s a new trailer for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, which gives a slightly longer glimpse at the Stands, especially those ones that have references to the best Pink Floyd album ever. Anime is awesome that way.
Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Miike has helmed 100 productions in his crazy career. And if this trailer for live-action manga/anime adaptation Blade of the Immortal is anything to go by, he hasn't missed a step at all.
A massive manga franchise I know nothing about is going live with the help of Japanese master director Takashi Miike.
Oh Japan, you are a special kind of cinematic beast. Much like Bollywood has too much money for hundreds of films which happen to be exactly the same, the Japanese industry instead relies on a currency of pure crazy to help finance their flicks. So what happens when you get a budget of too much madness, trademark Japanese overacting and …
Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike is a man who has just about done it all. He’s worked in just about every genre there is, and he has more movies in his filmography than Don “The Dragon” Wilson has straight to DVD sequels. But the one thing he hasn’t done yet, is make an English-Language feature film. Something he’s about to …
Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins was easily one of the best samurai epics of the modern era; brutal, sweeping and steeped in visual flair. And now the auteur is back with Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, a remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 classic drama, and it looks to be another tale of honour, bloodshed and “chonmages” set in Feudal Era Japan. Oh and …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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