The Takashi Miike thread

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Lesson of Evil is a really good recent Miike film which I would certainly recommend.

[Jani]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Lesson of Evil is a really good recent Miike film which I would certainly recommend.

Yeah, and a film that will surely have a difficult time finding US distribution.It's the same issues that Battle Royale had,a nation that has to deal with school shootings can't handle kiddies being shot to death by a shotgun killer.I didn't mind, it was kind of gleeful in it's depiction of violence, which made it even more disturbing in interesting ways.Miike is a friggin' artist, unlike those Hollywood technicians making movies nowadays.

[Jani]

Anybody seen the longer Japanese cut of 13 Assassins? There's extra 20 minutes of something...should be exclusive to Japan for some reason.I have the international version on BD.

[MacBlayne]

I've seen it through nefarious means (I have the UK BD which only houses the International Cut). I preferred it but I can understand why it was shortened. It's not like the recut of The Grandmaster in which the entire point of the film was missed - it's more a case of a director's indulgences being tightened. I believe Miike prefers the international cut, though. He made the re-edit based on the Japanese reception.

[Susan Foreman]

The Red Band Trailer for Takashi Miike's 100th film - Blade of the Immortal

"...lots of swordplay and detached limbs. What more could you want?"

[Demoncrat]

Indeed Blade ... is just frankly mental. And a bit tiring to watch tbh. Lawdy!!

Ahem

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[Susan Foreman]

Interesting article from the BBC of all places!

How Ichi the Killer brought ultra-violence to the mainstream