DVD Watch: When Horror Came to Shochiku

Criterion box set restores a lost corner of J-horror

"...in the contemporary West as a sometime home to Takashi Miike and 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano (or, to anime fans..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch

Thai director Pen-ek Ratanruang goes bang with a 'Headshot'

"...by the appearance of -- wait for it! -- Takashi Miike, who arrives in full yakuza-thug modality as the..."

Oct. 9, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

Takashi Miike remakes Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film about a penniless samurai who commits the ritual act of suicide.

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Ebizô Ichikawa, Kôji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka and..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2011 Screens Top 10s

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 list

"...this carefully calculated and executed samurai action film from Takashi Miike, whose production quantity is usually more notable than..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Stitches

More Fantastic Fest programming includes the 'Pede, Pt. 2

"...U.S. premiere of Norwegian filmYou Said What?, which "reimagine[s] Takashi Miike's Audition as a rom-com"; and – finally! –..."

Sept. 7, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

13 Assassins

The prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike takes a turn toward the truly epic with this classically styled samurai picture.

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Gorô Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, Yûsuke..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces Lineup

It's a Win Win for everybody

"...Win Win, fresh off big-time buzz at Sundance, and Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins; Sundance hit docs How To Die..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...13 Assassins Director: Takashi Miike, Writers: Shoichirou Ikemiya & Daisuke Tengan Distressed by..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Announces Films

Miike, mumblecore faves and more than your screen can hold

"...Beaver and Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, there's the new Takashi Miike, 13 Assassins, the highly anticipated anti-superhero flick from..."

Feb. 2, 2011 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Warrior's Way

An Asian assassin seeks refuge in a small town in the American Badlands where ninjas and cowboys duke it out.

"...with 2008's The Good, the Bad, the Weird. Even Takashi Miike, years ago, joined the duster-wearing, sharp weapon-and-six-shooter-wielding fray..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crank: High Voltage

If Takashi Miike happened to be possessed by the spirit of Chuck Jones, the result might turn out something like this sequel.

"...like me, you've ever wondered what would happen if Takashi Miike were possessed by the spirit of Chuck Jones,..."

April 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Uninvited

A generic creeper that does nothing to improve upon the South Korean original.

"...such as Koji Suzuki (Spiral) and filmmakers such as Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On), Hideo Nakata (Ringu), and Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Kairo..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: The Good, the Bad, and the Nacho

Fantastic Fest

"...preferably with the best sound system money can buy. Takashi Miike has reason to be worried, re: his upcoming..."

Sept. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Eye

In this Hong Kong horror remake, Jessica Alba stars as a blind violinist whose cure turns out to be worse than the disease.

"...masterwork, Kairo. Already this year we've seen a bad Takashi Miike film made worse (One Missed Call), and now..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Missed Call

This American horror remake of Takashi Miike's eponymous Japanese original is a dud.

"...need no heads-up on this ill-advised stateside remake of Takashi Miike's 2003 foray into technophobic Japanese horror – they're..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lady Vengeance

The South Korean master of revenge dramas, Park Chan-wook, offers another entertaining puzzle of emotional nuance, riotous color, and bloody hell.

"...little substance (apparently they've missed a goodly chunk of Takashi Miike's back catalog), but that's just plain wrong. In..."

June 30, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Japón and Battle in Heaven

The former, an arthouse darling, was lauded at Cannes and numerous international festivals; the latter received scant attention during its meager release

"...youngster's revenge is notable for its grizzly atmospherics and Takashi Miike's disembowelment cameo...."

May 19, 2006 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

When a Stranger Calls

Simon West’s do-over of Fred Walton’s 1979 creepfest – in which babysitter Belle menaced by a stranger with a phone who probably isn’t that guy from Verizon – is a hollow, shallow, and just plain boring exercise in snooziness.

"...grow a spine already. Don’t make me call Takeshi Miike...."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hostel

In this horror film, three backpackers check in to the wrong hostel where, unbeknownst to them, very bad things happen from dusk till dawn.

"...brief but canny cameo by Japan’s transgressive cinematic godhead Takashi Miike. Still, there’s a feeling of not quite hitting..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Three ... Extremes

This lush and horrific anthology film from three of the finest craftsmen working today – Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park, and Takashi Miike – is an instantly memorable and squirm-inducing assemblage.

"...Directed by: Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park and Takashi Miike. Starring: Bai Ling, Tony Ka-fai Leung, Kyoko Hasegawa,..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

God Help Us

Austinite Stephen Romano's psychotic collaboration with Don Coscarelli launches Showtime's 'Masters of Horror' series

"...– aside from Garris and Coscarelli, there's Dario Argento, Takashi Miike, Tobe Hooper, John Landis, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen,..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Asian Film Festival 2

Nov. 3-6

"...Even on the shelves of Austin's elite video stores, Takashi Miike and Chan-wook Park DVDs always seem to outweigh..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

One Missed Call

Takashi Miike's latest is a disappointing, second-rate Japanese horror film.

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Kou Shibasaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Renji..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Defiant Deviant

The Austin Film Society and Alamo Drafthouse gang up for Bloodbath and Beyond: The Extreme Cinema of Takashi Miike and more

"...The Takashi Miike Drinking Game goes something like this: one drink..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

DVDs: Part 3

Gift guide

"...celebration of V-Cinema, the direct to video action-genre where Takashi Miike cut his teeth (and several unfortunates' jugulars). Casting..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Grudge

New American version of haunted-house film follows the same tack as its Japanese predecessor, but is strangely neutered by its infusion of blond American actresses.

"...Directed by: Takashi Shimizu. Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea Duvall,..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gozu

Watching the latest from the insanely prolific Takashi Miike is akin to having some very bad acid slipped in your drink.

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Hideki Sone, Sho Aikawa and Shohei Hino...."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Katakuris is something of a departure for Miike, seeing as how it's chock-full of robust romance and – we kid you not – musical numbers. While this is ultimately a crazy meditation on family values and the like, it's still mind-bogglingly goofy filmmaking, at once deeply moving and deeply annoying.

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Naoto Takenaka, Tetsuro Tanba, Naomi Nishida, Shinji..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dusk Til Dawn Horrorthon

"...segments directed by three of the greats: Park Chan-Wook, Takashi Miike, and Fruit Chan. For tickets see www.drafthouse.com...."

Oct. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City of Lost Souls

"...Directed by: Takashi Miike. Starring: Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Koji Kikkawa, Patricia Manterola, Michelle..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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