Before I begin, I need to state that I absolutely despise any and all marketing for The Happiness Of The…
Takashi Miike Reflection – Dead Or Alive: Final (2002)
Dead Or Alive: Final is exactly what it says on the box, the finale of Takashi Miike’s Dead Or Alive…
Takashi Miike Reflection – Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
At the dawn of the millennium, Takashi Miike released his second film in the Dead Or Alive trilogy: Dead Or…
Takashi Miike Reflection – Dead Or Alive (1999)
After the Black Society trilogy, Takashi Miike started another trilogy of movies straight away in 1999 after the release of…
Takashi Miike Reflection – Ley Lines (1999)
Before Takashi Miike was made famous for Audition, his name first reached western waters with what was called his Black…
Takashi Miike Reflection – Gozu (2003)
Gozu, a title which literally translates to ox-head, is another one of Takashi Miike’s most infamous works in the realms…
Aside Review – Ichi The Killer: The Anime (2002)
Alongside my DVD copy of Ichi The Killer, there is another short film that comes with it: Ichi The…
New Age Nasty: Ichi The Killer (2001)
Audition may have been the film that threw Takashi Miike’s name into the Western world, but it was his adaptation…
New Age Nasty: Visitor Q (2001)
Visitor Q is another one of Takashi Miike’s most controversial affairs. It was originally the final part of a six…
New Age Nasty: Audition (1999)
From Italy to Asia now with some choice selections from one of Japan’s most influential, groundbreaking, and unconventional film-makers: Takashi…