One of the most extravagant Japanese directors is back: Sion Sono, and this time with a product produced by Netflix. His new movie is titled “The Forest of Love,” and it has no loss. Those who are assiduous Sion Sono’s fans will appreciate here many of his hallmarks and style, because “Forest of Love” is a kind of “Greatest Hits” by Sion Sono, as if “Noriko’s Dinner Table”, “Cold Fish” and “Why Don’t You Play in Hell ” were put together on a cocktail shaker and this was the result. The film is undoubtedly a crazy and frantic journey of violence that will lead all the characters to the most absolute dementia, and it is totally worth it.
On the one hand we have Mitsuko (Eri Kamataki) and Taeko (Kyoko Hinami), two friends who have known each other since high school. They both lived a traumatic experience while...
On the one hand we have Mitsuko (Eri Kamataki) and Taeko (Kyoko Hinami), two friends who have known each other since high school. They both lived a traumatic experience while...
- 11/11/2019
- by Pedro Morata
- AsianMoviePulse
After shooting 15 movies and two TV shows this decade alone, hyper-prolific renegade filmmaker Sono Sion was rushed to a Tokyo hospital in February, where emergency surgery was performed to save his life. The gonzo auteur behind the gleefully demented likes of “Suicide Circle” and “Why Don’t You Play in Hell?” had just finished work on an unhinged Amazon Prime series called “Tokyo Vampire Hotel,” which may have been his wildest project thus far; high praise for someone whose previous career highlights include the likes of “Love Exposure” (a four-hour epic about a teenage Catholic who falls in with a secret cult of up-skirt panty photographers) and “Tokyo Tribe” (a hyper-violent rap opera about a gangster who torches an entire city to the ground to compensate for his micro-penis).
Needless to say, the only thing less surprising than the fact that Sono suffered a heart attack is the fact that...
Needless to say, the only thing less surprising than the fact that Sono suffered a heart attack is the fact that...
- 10/14/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
To celebrate the release of Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy - out on DVD & Blu-Ray from 16th January – we are giving away a Blu-ray copy courtesy of Arrow Video!
After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of “V-cinema” in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese society, families both real and surrogate, and the possibly hopeless task of finding one’s place in the world. His first films made specifically for theatrical release, and his first for a major studio, the Black Society Trilogy was the beginning of Miike’s mature career as a filmmaker and they remain among the prolific director’s finest works.
Set in the bustling Kabuki-cho nightlife neighborhood of Tokyo, Shinjuku Triad Society follows a mixed-race cop (Kippei Shiina, Outrage) struggling with private issues...
After several years spent working almost exclusively in the direct-to-video world of “V-cinema” in Japan, Takashi Miike announced himself as a world-class filmmaking talent with this trio of thematically-connected, character-centric crime stories about violence, the underworld of Japanese society, families both real and surrogate, and the possibly hopeless task of finding one’s place in the world. His first films made specifically for theatrical release, and his first for a major studio, the Black Society Trilogy was the beginning of Miike’s mature career as a filmmaker and they remain among the prolific director’s finest works.
Set in the bustling Kabuki-cho nightlife neighborhood of Tokyo, Shinjuku Triad Society follows a mixed-race cop (Kippei Shiina, Outrage) struggling with private issues...
- 1/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Japanese director Sion Sono is one of the most prolific filmmakers working today, having released five films last year, including “Shinjuku Swan,” a live action adaptation of the popular manga series by the same name. The film followed Tatsuhiko (Gou Ayano), an adult entertainment talent scout working in the red light district of Tokyo. It has yet to receive a release in the United States, but Sono has already followed it up with a sequel, which follows Tatsuhiko as he clashes CEO Masaki Taki (Tadanobu Asano). The sequel stars Alice Hirose, Kippei Shiina, Yusuke Iseya, Motoki Fukami, Nobuaki Kaneko, Yu Yamada, Yusuke Kamiji, Maryjun Takahashi, Jun kaname, Hideo Nakano and Takashi Sasano. Watch a trailer for the film below. (Note: There are no English subtitles.)
Read More: Fantasia Review: Sion Sono’s ‘Shinjuku Swan’
Sono garnered recent acclaim for directing “Why Don’t You Play In Hell?”, about a renegade...
Read More: Fantasia Review: Sion Sono’s ‘Shinjuku Swan’
Sono garnered recent acclaim for directing “Why Don’t You Play In Hell?”, about a renegade...
- 11/9/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Time to meet the Shinjuku Swan. A full Japanese trailer has debuted for Sion Sono's latest film, Shinjuku Swan II, a sequel to his first adaptation of a manga about an adult entertainment scout named Tatsuhiko Shiratori. Sion Sono is one of Japan's best directors working today, behind films like Love Exposure, Why Don't You Play in Hell? and Tokyo Tribe, though this film series hasn't picked up any Us distribution yet. Shinjuku Swan II stars Gou Ayano, Alice Hirose, Kippei Shiina, Yusuke Iseya, Motoki Fukami, Nobuaki Kaneko, Yu Yamada, Hideo Nakano, as well as Tadanobu Asano as the rival scout CEO that Tatsuhiko goes up against. This looks like some of Sono's most commercial work, but might still be fun. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Sion Sono's Shinjuku Swan II, from YouTube (via Tfs): And for reference, here's a trailer for the first Shinjuku...
- 11/9/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
If there’s one thing that can unite us as a country and bring some potential healing, it’s the gleeful insanity of Sion Sono. After the results of last night, it may feel like we are living in the world of one of his films, but sadly, this is reality. However, the prolific director does have a new feature coming out the weekend of the inauguration (at least in Japan) and the first trailer has arrived.
To get a sense of just how fast the helmer works, his next film is a sequel to 2015’s Shinjuku Swan — a film which has yet to get a U.S. release — based on Wakui Ken‘s manga. Shinjuku Swan II follows Tatsuhiko Shiratori (Gou Ayano) who works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business, but conflict arises when he clashes with CEO Masaki Taki (Tadanobu Asano). Unfortunately,...
To get a sense of just how fast the helmer works, his next film is a sequel to 2015’s Shinjuku Swan — a film which has yet to get a U.S. release — based on Wakui Ken‘s manga. Shinjuku Swan II follows Tatsuhiko Shiratori (Gou Ayano) who works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business, but conflict arises when he clashes with CEO Masaki Taki (Tadanobu Asano). Unfortunately,...
- 11/9/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Japanese live action movies tend to be a hit or miss. Depending on the directorial take, emotional balance of the script, and the actors cast, it can be worthy of endless praises and awards such as the recently concluded “Rurouni Kenshin” trilogy. Otherwise, it can end up as a movie better forgotten such as the infamous Hollywood adaptation of a widely popular series, “Dragonball Evolution.”
While news of live action films may make some of us cringe in their anticipated cheesiness and possible inferior quality, the chances of seeing our beloved manga and anime characters come to life are often slim. That’s why today, we present you with three upcoming live action films that we believe are potential hits!
Bakuman
“Bakuman” comes from the creators of “Death Note.” It revolves around a student artist, Mashiro Moritaka, and his author friend, Takagi Akito as they traverse the path to becoming...
While news of live action films may make some of us cringe in their anticipated cheesiness and possible inferior quality, the chances of seeing our beloved manga and anime characters come to life are often slim. That’s why today, we present you with three upcoming live action films that we believe are potential hits!
Bakuman
“Bakuman” comes from the creators of “Death Note.” It revolves around a student artist, Mashiro Moritaka, and his author friend, Takagi Akito as they traverse the path to becoming...
- 3/15/2015
- by Mary Ann Simuangco
- AsianMoviePulse
Ex-special forces operator and freelance assassin John Rain (Kippei Shiina) is on the wanted list of William Holtzer (Gary Oldman), the head of the CIA's office in Tokyo. He's determined to get hold of a memory stick full of valuable information that he believes Rain is in possession of. To make matters worse, the Yakuza would also like to get their hands on the stick and have sent their own men after Rain.
- 4/3/2013
- Sky Movies
DVD Release Date: July 10, 2012
Price: DVD $29.95
Studio: Music Box
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog, the well-received 2004 Japanese drama movie, concerns the life, growth and training of the titular Golden Labrador Retriever.
Directed by Yoichi Sai, the film opens with Quill as a puppy and follows him as he is taken to a professional guide dog school led by the friendly yet firm trainer Satoru Tawada (Kippei Shiina).
Although he’s a little slower than the other dogs at the school, Quill does exhibit a peerless level of devotion and patience for his trainers. Tawada decides that Quill would be the ideal guide dog for Mitsuru Watanabe (Kaoru Kobayashi), a lonely and ill-tempered elderly man who “would rather sleep than be dragged around by a dog.”
In time, Quill gradually helps his new master to open up and appreciate life, while Wanatabe learns not only to trust and...
Price: DVD $29.95
Studio: Music Box
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog, the well-received 2004 Japanese drama movie, concerns the life, growth and training of the titular Golden Labrador Retriever.
Directed by Yoichi Sai, the film opens with Quill as a puppy and follows him as he is taken to a professional guide dog school led by the friendly yet firm trainer Satoru Tawada (Kippei Shiina).
Although he’s a little slower than the other dogs at the school, Quill does exhibit a peerless level of devotion and patience for his trainers. Tawada decides that Quill would be the ideal guide dog for Mitsuru Watanabe (Kaoru Kobayashi), a lonely and ill-tempered elderly man who “would rather sleep than be dragged around by a dog.”
In time, Quill gradually helps his new master to open up and appreciate life, while Wanatabe learns not only to trust and...
- 6/6/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
On Monday it was announced that Sho Sakurai and Keiko Kitagawa will be starring in a movie version of Fuji TV’s Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, a 10-episode TV drama which aired from October-December last year.
Based on a best-selling novel by Tokuya Higashigawa, the drama starred Kitagawa as an ultra rich heiress named Reiko Hosho who hid her status to work as a rookie police officer by day. Sakurai played her perfectionist butler Kageyama who offered helpful advice delivered with his own unique brand of brutal honesty.
The movie version will be largely the same, just on a larger scale. Shooting will take place mostly aboard the “SuperStar Virgo”, the largest luxury liner in Asia.
In the movie, Reiko boards her family’s luxury cruise ship, the “Princess Reiko”, along with Kageyama and embarks on a vacation to Singapore. While on-board, a murder occurs and the two...
Based on a best-selling novel by Tokuya Higashigawa, the drama starred Kitagawa as an ultra rich heiress named Reiko Hosho who hid her status to work as a rookie police officer by day. Sakurai played her perfectionist butler Kageyama who offered helpful advice delivered with his own unique brand of brutal honesty.
The movie version will be largely the same, just on a larger scale. Shooting will take place mostly aboard the “SuperStar Virgo”, the largest luxury liner in Asia.
In the movie, Reiko boards her family’s luxury cruise ship, the “Princess Reiko”, along with Kageyama and embarks on a vacation to Singapore. While on-board, a murder occurs and the two...
- 6/4/2012
- Nippon Cinema
“What sets this film above so many movies about animals is that it's about a dog who is realistic in every aspect.” – Roger Ebert, said in the Chicago Sun Times. As big dog lovers we're happy to present a clip from the film, "Quill: The Life Of A Guide Dog." Directed by Yoichi Sai (4 time Japanese Academy Award winner for "Blood And Bones"), 'Quill' appears to be a documentary on the surface, but it's based on the true story of a beautiful labrador retriever whose compassion and devotion transform him into a dedicated guide dog for the blind.
Here's the official synopsis.
Quill, a Golden Labrador Retriever puppy so named because of the feather-shaped birthmark on his side, is sent to live with a couple, Isamu (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Mitsuko (Shinobu Terajima), who work as volunteers for the training of seeing eye guide dogs. Quill is subsequently taken...
Here's the official synopsis.
Quill, a Golden Labrador Retriever puppy so named because of the feather-shaped birthmark on his side, is sent to live with a couple, Isamu (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Mitsuko (Shinobu Terajima), who work as volunteers for the training of seeing eye guide dogs. Quill is subsequently taken...
- 6/3/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Featuring Beat Takeshi, Kippei Shiina, Soichiro Kitamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura and Ryo Kase
Takeshi Kitano returns to his yakuza-themed roots with a rollicking, violent, entertaining black comedy about gangster family values.
Gangsters are, and always have been, part of international cinematic language. From The Public Enemy to The Departed, via the likes of Rififi, Tokyo Drifter, Foxy Brown, and Two Hands, audiences over the decades have engaged enthusiastically with criminal anti-heroes whose goals don’t get any more complicated than blowing each other up. Bloody, internecine warfare unleashed across a cityscape is guaranteed to fill seats. Kitano’s specific goal with Outrage was this brand of genre entertainment – he started the script process by outlining a series of violent kills, then figured out how to weave them into the plot – and from the start this is a tale of action, not redemption. Don’t expect any moral framework,...
Featuring Beat Takeshi, Kippei Shiina, Soichiro Kitamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura and Ryo Kase
Takeshi Kitano returns to his yakuza-themed roots with a rollicking, violent, entertaining black comedy about gangster family values.
Gangsters are, and always have been, part of international cinematic language. From The Public Enemy to The Departed, via the likes of Rififi, Tokyo Drifter, Foxy Brown, and Two Hands, audiences over the decades have engaged enthusiastically with criminal anti-heroes whose goals don’t get any more complicated than blowing each other up. Bloody, internecine warfare unleashed across a cityscape is guaranteed to fill seats. Kitano’s specific goal with Outrage was this brand of genre entertainment – he started the script process by outlining a series of violent kills, then figured out how to weave them into the plot – and from the start this is a tale of action, not redemption. Don’t expect any moral framework,...
- 11/20/2011
- by Karina Wilson
- Planet Fury
Outrage (Autoreiji)
Written and Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Japan, 2010
Originally a comedy star on Japanese television, Takeshi Kitano (aka Beat Takeshi) rose to international fame as a director of yakuza dramas during the 1990s. He’s known primarily for Sonatine and Fireworks (Hana-bi), which offered remarkable visions of violence and beauty. His stunning long takes can resemble intricate paintings while his characters enjoy a brief respite from the ruthlessness of the real world. There’s little of that sanctuary in his latest work Outrage (Autoriji), a nasty depiction of yakuza life in the 21st century. The story opens with a striking wide shot of a large group of gangsters dressed in black as their leaders meet. These guys have sworn allegiance to their bosses, but it means little once the bullets start flying.
This film most closely resembles 2000’s Brother in tone, but it outdoes that picture by remaining unpredictable with constant betrayals.
Written and Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Japan, 2010
Originally a comedy star on Japanese television, Takeshi Kitano (aka Beat Takeshi) rose to international fame as a director of yakuza dramas during the 1990s. He’s known primarily for Sonatine and Fireworks (Hana-bi), which offered remarkable visions of violence and beauty. His stunning long takes can resemble intricate paintings while his characters enjoy a brief respite from the ruthlessness of the real world. There’s little of that sanctuary in his latest work Outrage (Autoriji), a nasty depiction of yakuza life in the 21st century. The story opens with a striking wide shot of a large group of gangsters dressed in black as their leaders meet. These guys have sworn allegiance to their bosses, but it means little once the bullets start flying.
This film most closely resembles 2000’s Brother in tone, but it outdoes that picture by remaining unpredictable with constant betrayals.
- 11/12/2011
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Here is the explosively violent red-band trailer for Takeshi Kitano's Outrage. Kitano wrote, directed and stars in this film that goes deep inside the Yakuza underworld. The supporting cast includes Kippei Shiina and Ryo Kase and looks visually stunning as well.
Synopsis:
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over saké. Long-time yakuza Otomo has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Theirs is a never-ending struggle to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes but constant betrayal and vengeance.
Watch the trailer below and see for yourself:
Outrage will be available via Magnolia On-Demand on October 28 and...
Synopsis:
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over saké. Long-time yakuza Otomo has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Theirs is a never-ending struggle to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes but constant betrayal and vengeance.
Watch the trailer below and see for yourself:
Outrage will be available via Magnolia On-Demand on October 28 and...
- 10/22/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
We brought you the first trailer for Takeshi Kitano‘s Outrage back in April of 2010, and the movie has still not seen a U.S. release in the approximately seventeen months since. But Magnet — one of the more interesting independent distributors out there — will be putting it into theaters by the end of the year, which means that another preview has cropped up at Apple (via /Film).
Much of the footage exhibited here seems to be fairly well composed in terms of direction, but the way in which its assembled leaves a lot to be desired. It’s always unfortunate to watch a preview and have no real idea of what a movie is about or why you should care; the two aren’t always mutual, but we should at least be given one. Instead, we’re shown shots of people with their mouths wide open, cars speeding around, and guns being shot.
Much of the footage exhibited here seems to be fairly well composed in terms of direction, but the way in which its assembled leaves a lot to be desired. It’s always unfortunate to watch a preview and have no real idea of what a movie is about or why you should care; the two aren’t always mutual, but we should at least be given one. Instead, we’re shown shots of people with their mouths wide open, cars speeding around, and guns being shot.
- 9/15/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Attractive Japanese people on motorcycles stylishly shooting guns at bad guys? Sign me up! Below you’ll find a trailer for Eiichiro Hasumi’s “Wild 7″, a live-action adaptation of Mikiya Mochizuki’s popular manga which ran from 1969 to 1979. And while I’ve never read a single issue, I’m still kind of excited about this one. After all, I’m a sucker for action flicks that incorporate motorcycles and gunplay. Oh what a pathetic action junkie I am. Here’s a quick synopsis to get you started: To combat rising crime and terrorist activities in Japan, the Japanese National Police Agency authorizes the formation of a secret motorcycle unit known as the Wild 7. The motley group consists of reformed convicts – ranging from simple thugs to former Yakuza members. The Wild 7 are tasked to take out criminals the police cannot touch – due to the criminal’s connections with politicians and wily lawyers.
- 8/13/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
The first half of Masahiro Kobayashi’s Bootleg Film (1999) has the sensibility of a black comedy and the texture of a fractured, sixties art film. An aging, heavy drinking yakuza named Tatsuo (Akira Emoto) and a humorless, scowling cop named Seiji (Kippei Shiina), drive through a stark winter landscape, trading insults, swigging cans of Heineken, and tossing their empty cans into the backseat. They bicker, they quote lines from movies, and they even try to strangle each other. Their tirades are offset now and then by an off-kilter saxophone march that sounds like something from the Russian circus in Moscow on the Hudson. Yet the circumstances that have brought these men together are anything but funny. Once friends, Tatsuo and Seiji are on their way to attend the funeral of a woman named Ayako, who has recently committed suicide. At various times, she was the gangster’s lover and the cop’s wife,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Dave Wilson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The first half of Masahiro Kobayashi’s Bootleg Film (1999) has the sensibility of a black comedy and the texture of a fractured, sixties art film. An aging, heavy drinking yakuza named Tatsuo (Akira Emoto) and a humorless, scowling cop named Seiji (Kippei Shiina), drive through a stark winter landscape, trading insults, swigging cans of Heineken, and tossing their empty cans into the backseat. They bicker, they quote lines from movies, and they even try to strangle each other. Their tirades are offset now and then by an off-kilter saxophone march that sounds like something from the Russian circus in Moscow on the Hudson. Yet the circumstances that have brought these men together are anything but funny. Once friends, Tatsuo and Seiji are on their way to attend the funeral of a woman named Ayako, who has recently committed suicide. At various times, she was the gangster’s lover and the cop’s wife,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Dave Wilson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Year: 2010
Directors: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Corridorstyle
Rating: 7 out of 10
The return of ´Beat´ Takeshi to the Yakuza genre, his first since 2000´s Brother, has been viewed as something of a big deal following on from disappointing recent films. With that in mind, an expectant crowd packed The Auditori Cinema in Sitges and a large round of cheers and applause greeted the opening credits.
What followed was a huge return to form for Kitano. ´Outrage´ tells the story of a mid-level Yakuza underboss, Otumo (Kitano), who is asked by his boss Ikemoto to unsettle a rival called Murase, as the Chairman is not happy with the strong relationship between Ikemoto and Murase. The problem is that Ikemoto and Murase are ´sworn brothers´and therefore Ikemoto cannot be seen to be making a move on Murase, and what follows is a story of back-stabbing,...
Directors: Takeshi Kitano
Writers: Takeshi Kitano
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Corridorstyle
Rating: 7 out of 10
The return of ´Beat´ Takeshi to the Yakuza genre, his first since 2000´s Brother, has been viewed as something of a big deal following on from disappointing recent films. With that in mind, an expectant crowd packed The Auditori Cinema in Sitges and a large round of cheers and applause greeted the opening credits.
What followed was a huge return to form for Kitano. ´Outrage´ tells the story of a mid-level Yakuza underboss, Otumo (Kitano), who is asked by his boss Ikemoto to unsettle a rival called Murase, as the Chairman is not happy with the strong relationship between Ikemoto and Murase. The problem is that Ikemoto and Murase are ´sworn brothers´and therefore Ikemoto cannot be seen to be making a move on Murase, and what follows is a story of back-stabbing,...
- 10/25/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Here’s the full trailer for Shoji Kokami‘s upcoming comedy Renai Gikyoku: Watashi to Koi ni Ochite Kudasai.
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source: Official website...
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source: Official website...
- 8/22/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Here’s the full trailer for Shoji Kokami‘s upcoming comedy Renai Gikyoku: Watashi to Koi ni Ochite Kudasai.
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source: Official website...
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source: Official website...
- 8/22/2010
- Nippon Cinema
A bit late in posting this one, but late last month a teaser trailer was released for Shoji Kokami‘s upcoming comedy Renai Gikyoku: Watashi to Koi ni Ochite Kudasai.
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Confusingly, Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source:...
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Confusingly, Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source:...
- 8/17/2010
- Nippon Cinema
A bit late in posting this one, but late last month a teaser trailer was released for Shoji Kokami‘s upcoming comedy Renai Gikyoku: Watashi to Koi ni Ochite Kudasai.
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Confusingly, Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source:...
Based on Kokami’s own hit stage play, the film stars Kyoko Fukada as a selfish, but talented screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama who’s been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block. One day she’s visited by a hapless television producer and enthusiastic admirer of her work named Mukai (Kippei Shiina), who tells her he’ll do anything to get her to write a script for him. In response, she bluntly requests that he fall in love with her.
Confusingly, Fukada’s role is broken into three different parts: Taniyama, the lonely housewife in her script, and the beautiful woman in the fictional housewife’s script.
Showgate will be releasing Renai Gikyoku in Japan on September 25, 2010.
Source:...
- 8/17/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Hard to believe, but popular actress Kyoko Fukada has not had top billing in a film since Mayumi Miyasaka’s “Tenshi”, which was released over 4 years ago. Today comes word that Fukada will be making her return to leading lady status the hard way in Renai Gikyoku: Watashi to Koi ni Ochite Kudasai (literally “Love Drama: Please Fall in Love with Me”), playing a role consisting of 3 distinct parts.
The film is an adaptation of playwright Shoji Kokami‘s hit stage play “Renai Gikyoku”, and Kokami himself will direct. Fukuda will play a popular television screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama and actor Kippei Shiina will play a hapless producer named Mukai in his first purely comedic role.
Taniyama is suffering from writer’s block, so when Mukai enthusiastically asks her to write a script for him, she asks him to fall in love with her.
Fukada’s role is broken down...
The film is an adaptation of playwright Shoji Kokami‘s hit stage play “Renai Gikyoku”, and Kokami himself will direct. Fukuda will play a popular television screenwriter named Mayumi Taniyama and actor Kippei Shiina will play a hapless producer named Mukai in his first purely comedic role.
Taniyama is suffering from writer’s block, so when Mukai enthusiastically asks her to write a script for him, she asks him to fall in love with her.
Fukada’s role is broken down...
- 6/14/2010
- Nippon Cinema
Now that the film schedule has been announced, and Ive discovered that my day-early departure means I will only miss ‘Burnt By The Sun 2: Exodus’ of the films I was definitely keen to see, I have a better idea of the films showing, and have come up with the ten most important films showing at this year’s 63rd Cannes Film Festival.
The list is by no means definitive, and is of course influenced most heavily by Western films (and English languages ones even more heavily), which I hope is forgiveable by the fact that they are most likely to hit our screens.
So here they are in no particular order:
10. The Tree
Director: Julie Bertuccelli
Starring: Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Synopsis: After the sudden loss of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn: her father whispers to her through the leaves of...
The list is by no means definitive, and is of course influenced most heavily by Western films (and English languages ones even more heavily), which I hope is forgiveable by the fact that they are most likely to hit our screens.
So here they are in no particular order:
10. The Tree
Director: Julie Bertuccelli
Starring: Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Synopsis: After the sudden loss of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn: her father whispers to her through the leaves of...
- 5/9/2010
- by Simon Gallagher
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
UK distributor Momentum Pictures will be releasing Max Mannix’s Rain Fall on DVD later this month.
Based on the first novel of Barry Eisler’s popular series, the film stars Kippei Shiina as a half-Japanese assassin named John Rain who specializes in clean kills which mimic the appearance of natural deaths. Rain is forced to serve as bodyguard to a beautiful young woman named Midori (Kyoko Hasegawa), who happens to be the daughter of one of his victims, when it’s revealed that she may hold the key to exposing high-level governmental corruption.
Rain is a former member of the U.S. Special Forces. While serving in Vietnam, he was betrayed by a man who later became the head of CIA operations in Tokyo, William Holtzer (Gary Oldman). With nowhere to run, and his old nemesis gunning for both him and Midori, Rain depends on a trustworthy former adversary...
Based on the first novel of Barry Eisler’s popular series, the film stars Kippei Shiina as a half-Japanese assassin named John Rain who specializes in clean kills which mimic the appearance of natural deaths. Rain is forced to serve as bodyguard to a beautiful young woman named Midori (Kyoko Hasegawa), who happens to be the daughter of one of his victims, when it’s revealed that she may hold the key to exposing high-level governmental corruption.
Rain is a former member of the U.S. Special Forces. While serving in Vietnam, he was betrayed by a man who later became the head of CIA operations in Tokyo, William Holtzer (Gary Oldman). With nowhere to run, and his old nemesis gunning for both him and Midori, Rain depends on a trustworthy former adversary...
- 3/22/2010
- Nippon Cinema
The news that Takeshi Kitano was returning to Yakuza films was met with decent reactions from his many fans around the world. For many of us films like Sonatine, Fireworks and Boiling Point were the films that introduced us to this filmmaker. Then opinions and feelings changed as Kitano underwent a personal genesis of sorts with his latest trilogy of films: Takeshis', Glory to the Filmmaker! and Achilles and the Tortoise. I won't say it is good to have him back because every filmmaker has a right to take whatever personal and professional path they choose. And who knows if this new film would live up to our expectations, from those of us who are devoted fans of his Yakuza films. Brother anyone? Shudder.
I digress. The new film will be titled Outrage and yesterday the first still was released. Now as far as stills go it is nothing to get excited about.
I digress. The new film will be titled Outrage and yesterday the first still was released. Now as far as stills go it is nothing to get excited about.
- 12/2/2009
- Screen Anarchy
Tokyograph has posted some first details for director/writer/actor Takeshi Kitano next project. According to the report, Kitano will finally return to “his” violent Yakuza eiga genre with this yet unnamed project after several years.
Filming has already started in August with Kitano starring next to Tomokazu Miura, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, Soichiro Kitamura, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura and Fumiyo Kohinata. Distributed by Warner Bros. Japan, the film is supposed to open in Japan in 2010.
[via @wildgrounds]...
Filming has already started in August with Kitano starring next to Tomokazu Miura, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase, Soichiro Kitamura, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura and Fumiyo Kohinata. Distributed by Warner Bros. Japan, the film is supposed to open in Japan in 2010.
[via @wildgrounds]...
- 9/14/2009
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
You can’t go wrong with Gary Oldman in a movie about a hitman, a pretty girl, and evil CIA assassins. The film, which we reported on last year but have heard nothing about since, is called “Rain Fall”, and my guess is that Gary Oldman either plays the head of those evil CIA guys, or, well, he’s probably the head of the evil CIA guys. I’m just guessing, of course, but you don’t pay Gary Oldman and not have him play the heavy. It’s just wrong. Directed by the very cool-sounding Max Mannix, the movie is based on a novel by Barry Eisler, and has an assassin protecting the daughter of one of his victims against other assassins. Probably because he feels bad for whacking her old man or something. That seems to happen a lot in movies about assassins, if you haven’t noticed.
- 2/18/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Tatsuhito (Kippei Shiina) a “dirty cop” is on the trail of gay Triad warlord Wang (Tomorowo Taguchi), who leaves a trail of sickening crime in his wake. In persuit of this particularly slippery gangster Tatsuhito comes to test his own limits and is forced to confront some painful familial and social issues.
In this first edition of Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy (Shinjuku Triad Society,Rainy Dog, Ley Lines), Shinjuku Triad Society makes for some very bleak and complex viewing. Delving into issues way below the surface of its subtitle Chinese Mafia Wars, this story of shadowy underworld dealings is a very raw and unforgiving look at the seedier side of Japan’s criminal underbelly. Filmed in a variation of styles including hand-held, Miike’s camera gives a relentlessly gruelling insight into a gritty and downbeat world where good and evil don’t exist, where there is only bad and worse.
In this first edition of Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy (Shinjuku Triad Society,Rainy Dog, Ley Lines), Shinjuku Triad Society makes for some very bleak and complex viewing. Delving into issues way below the surface of its subtitle Chinese Mafia Wars, this story of shadowy underworld dealings is a very raw and unforgiving look at the seedier side of Japan’s criminal underbelly. Filmed in a variation of styles including hand-held, Miike’s camera gives a relentlessly gruelling insight into a gritty and downbeat world where good and evil don’t exist, where there is only bad and worse.
- 2/16/2009
- by Fiona
- Latemag.com/film
Reportedly budgeted at a final of $12m and currently in post-production after shooting in both New York and Tokyo, Rain Fall headlines Gary Oldman as a CIA agent in a Tokyo bureau who is up against the assassin John Rain played by Kippei Shiina. As I'm a big fan of Gary Oldman's work, I'm definitely looking forward to this. "Based on the best-selling novel by Barry Eisler, the film stars Japanese actor Kippei Shiina (Shinobi, Sakuran) as the assassin John Rain who is forced to protect the daughter of one of his own targets. Oldman plays the chief officer of the CIA Tokyo bureau, while Kyoko Hasegawa (Nanayo) plays the daughter." If you head over to the official website which is linked after the break, you can find a few production stills.
Rain Fall official website
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Rain Fall official website
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- 10/2/2008
- QuietEarth.us
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