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Takashi Miike’s ‘First Love’ And The September Films We Missed [The Discourse Podcast]

October 5, 2019 11:50 am

Welcome to another edition of The Discourse, the show where we discuss film news, reviews, and anything in the pop culture zeitgeist that we feel the need to weigh-in on. After a brief paternity leave hiatus...

Fantastic Fest To Honor Takashi Miike With Lifetime Achievement Award As Event Announces Final Wave Lineup

Charles Barfield

September 11, 2019 3:28 pm

Festivals, News

With Venice and Telluride in the rearview and TIFF wrapping up soon, it’s time to look at some of the other film festivals that are coming up. For genre film fans, especially, it would seem as if Austin’s Fanta...

‘First Love’ Trailer: Takashi Miike’s Latest Thriller Is A Hilarious, Gore-Filled Love Story

Charles Barfield

September 4, 2019 11:03 am

News, Trailers

When you have an action film, such as “First Love,” that follows the love story between a drug-addicted callgirl and a terminally ill boxer, you have to wonder what type of filmmaker would come up with such a p...

‘First Love’ Teaser: Takashi Miike’s Latest Film Shows The Legendary Filmmaker’s Penchant For Outrageous Action

Charles Barfield

July 22, 2019 1:24 pm

News, Trailers

If you’re a fan of filmmaker Takashi Miike’s work, you’re probably familiar with his very unique style. He’s truly a master of mixing tones, going from some of the most extreme action you’ll see to straight-up ...

‘First Love’: Takashi Miike Delivers A Classic Shaggy Noir-Tinged Yakuza Film [Cannes Review]

Bradley Warren

May 23, 2019 4:09 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

What’s black and red all over? A noir-tinged yakuza film by Japanese iconoclast Takashi Miike, of course. With Miike, you never quite know what you’re going to get, both in terms of the movies’ unpredictable co...

‘Blade Of The Immortal’ Is Visceral, Off-The-Wall Samurai Action [Review]

Elazar Fine

November 3, 2017 2:27 pm

News, Reviews

Based on a popular manga that this writer has no familiarity with whatsoever, Takashi Miike's “Blade of the Immortal” begins aggressively in medias res, with Manji (Takuya Kimura) engaging in some badass black-...

‘Blade Of The Immortal’ NSFW Trailer: Takashi Miike Unsheathes Mayhem

Kevin Jagernauth

August 30, 2017 12:30 pm

News, Trailers

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Japanese director Takashi Miike is as inconsistent as he is prolific. For those who have been keeping count, "Blade Of The Immortal" is apparently the permanently busy director's 100th film. At any rate, when M...

‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ Is Candy-Colored Catnip For Takashi Miike Fans [Review]

Bradley Warren

July 15, 2017 7:59 am

News, Reviews

Simply put, it’s not an edition of the Fantasia Film Festival without a Takashi Miike flick (or two, or three). One of the sprawling Canadian genre fest's claims to fame is introducing the director to North Ame...

Meet An Immortal Warrior In First Trailer For Takashi Miike’s Samurai Cannes Film ‘Blade Of The Immortal’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 18, 2017 9:59 am

News

Even a film festival as Important and Prestigious as Cannes needs a couple movies to serve as a breather between the usually heavy, serious fare that marks the majority of the programming. This year, that duty ...

3 Clips From Takashi Miike’s Samurai Cannes Film ‘Blade Of The Immortal’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 12, 2017 3:31 pm

News

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The Cannes Film Festival forges many friendships with filmmakers that continue through the years, with an open door on the Croisette for whatever their next project might. One of the most unlikely relationships...

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