Takashi Miike’s output is so expansive that I am in no ways caught up with his recent films; in fact, I reckon the last one I might have seen was about nine years ago. Now with over one hundred credits to his name, you could essentially get a part-time job for a few months just […]
13 Assassins (2010) Distributor (UK): Artificial Eye Theatrical Release Date (UK): 6th May 2011 Directed by: Takashi Miike Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Goro Inagaki Review by: Ben Bussey Japan, the mid-1800s: it is a time of peace. The samurai are a dying breed, no longer needed, or so it would seem. But there is […]
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (AKA Jitsuroku Andô Noboru kyôdô-den: Rekka AKA Violent Fire) (2002) Distributor (UK): Arrow Video Release Date: 22nd November 2010 Directed by: Takashi Miike Starring: Riki Takeuchi, Kenichi Endo, Sonny Chiba Review by: Ben Bussey It’s modern day Tokyo gangland, and as ever things are a little fraught in the day to day goings-on […]