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Tag: Takashi Miike

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REVIEW: The Bird People in China (1998)

February 3, 2020 Grant Watson

Regular readers of this website will likely be aware of my love for director Takashi Miike. He is one of Japan’s most versatile directors, jumping from genre to genre pretty much on a film by film basis. He seems as … Continue reading REVIEW: The Bird People in China (1998)

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REVIEW: First Love (2019)

August 19, 2019 Grant Watson

Leo (Masataka Kubota) is a young amateur boxer who gets knocked out in the ring and diagnosed with a brain tumour. When he meets the drug-addicted sex worker Yuri (Sakurako Kanishi), he gets unwittingly dragged into a drug-smuggling operation involving … Continue reading REVIEW: First Love (2019)

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REVIEW: Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)

November 21, 2017 Grant Watson

Riichi (Yuki Nagata) is a boy growing up in 1969 Japan. His father (Naoto Takenaka) is low-level yakuza with a penchant for adultery and violence. His mother (Setsuko Karasuma) regularly leaves their house in disgust, only to randomly returns days … Continue reading REVIEW: Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)

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REVIEW: Terra Formars (2016)

March 29, 2017 Grant Watson

In the 26th century, an attempt to terraform Mars for Earth’s overcrowded human population has led to a planet with a breathable atmosphere but an infestation of cockroaches. A varied crew of criminals and desperate civilians undertake special genetic engineering … Continue reading REVIEW: Terra Formars (2016)

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