First Love (2019)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Becky | Masataka Kubota | Sakurako Konishi | Takahiro Miura
Lesson of the Evil (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Jason says: “The late Roger Ebert would use the phrase ‘dead teenager movie’ dismissively, probably with the intention of getting horror fans riled up half the time. And while it’s not great form to glibly dismiss an entire genre, sometimes
Read the review...Over Your Dead Body (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Takashi Miike
Jason says: “In addition to his film work, Takashi Miike has directed a few stage productions, experience that he likely dipped into for OVER YOUR DEAD BODY (KUIME in Japanese). At times, I kind of wish that was where the
Read the review...Shield of Straw (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Goro Kishitani | Kento Nagayama | Masato Ibu | Nanako Matsushima | Takao Osawa | Tatsuya Fujiwara | Tsutomu Yamazaki
Jason says: “I thought I’d seen it all from Takashi Miike – for a guy who started out doing quick, strange, direct-to-video crime movies, he’s certainly seemed to do have done everything, from gross-out horror to whimsical adaptations of popular
Read the review...Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Ebizo Ichikawa | Eita | Hikari Mitsushima | Koji Yakusho | Munetaka Aoki
Jason says: “HARA-KIRI seems like an odd choice for a 3D remake – it features far more sitting around and dueling with subtle turns of phrase than it does swordplay – but with Takashi Miike in the director’s chair, one
Read the review...For Love’s Sake (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Emi Takei | Ito Ono | Sakura Andô | Satoshi Tsumbuki | Takumi Saito | Tsuyoshi Ihara
Jason says: “FOR LOVE’S SAKE is the sort of crazy mix of adolescent emotions that seem over-the-top when you describe it, often going from pure sweetness to eye-rolling to angry violence in the very same scene. It’s just what one
Read the review...Ace Attorney (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Akiyoshi Naako | Hiroki Narimiya | Mirei Kiritani | Rei Dan | Ryo Ishibashi | Takumi Saito
Jason says: “I’ve never played the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney video game, but I gather it’s just as deeply silly as Takashi Miike’s adaptation, which I submit must be a good thing. I also suggest that it’s quite possible that
Read the review...Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Hiroki Matsukata | Mikijiro Hiro | Naoko Takenaka | Shido Nakamura | Susumu Terajima
Jason says: “For the last few years, I’ve had this recurring joke about how hiring TakashivMiike to direct family movies is the Japanese equivalent of Warner Brothers getting the rights to Harry Potter and deciding that the right man for
Read the review...13 Assassins (2011)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.9
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Gorô Inagaki | Koji Yakusho | Masachika Ichimura | Takayuki Yamada | Yusuke Iseya
Thom says: “As is probably well known, I am a colossal Takashi Miike fan. I’ve almost certainly seen more (feature) films by Miike than any other director, so I had to see this presentation. What most surprised my brother and
Read the review...Sukiyaki Western Django (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Hideaki Ito | Kaori Momoi | Kôichi Satô | Masanobu Andô | Yusuke Iseya
Jason says: “As much as I love Takashi Miike for being an outrageous filmmaker who does unpredictable things, I sometimes wonder if that can be a double-edged sword. SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO is unabashedly a gimmick movie; if you’ve heard about
Read the review...