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Fiery demonic mask with glowing eyes, surrounded by figures in a burning, apocalyptic landscape.
Festivals

The Great Yokai War: Guardians – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

It’s leg­ends only as Takashi Miike returns to the scene of his fam­i­ly-friend­ly fan­ta­sy extrav­a­gan­za from 2005.
Man in dark coat standing near a burning fire in a mountainous landscape.
Home Ents

Discover this era-spanning yakuza epic and its contemporary remake

by Anton Bitel

Kin­ji Fukasaku’s Grave­yard of Hon­or and Takashi Miike’s 2002 update rede­fined the post­war Japan­ese gang­ster flick.
A man in a white robe leans over another man lying on a bed.
In Praise Of

How V-Cinema sparked a Japanese filmmaking revolution

by James Balmont

The ​’90s straight-to-video boom rein­vig­o­rat­ed the indus­try and made stars of direc­tors like Takashi Miike.
Two people, a man and a woman, in a warehouse holding a gun.
Review

First Love

by Anton Bitel

A young romance blooms one wild night in Tokyo in direc­tor Takashi Miike’s high-ener­gy caper.

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In Retrospect
Young Asian woman in casual attire sits at a wooden desk, deep in thought.
In Praise Of

Why Takashi Miike’s Audition is a piercing feminist film in disguise

by Daisy Phillipson

There’s so much more to this J‑horror hit than meets the punc­tured eye.
Two people wearing traditional Japanese clothing in a forest setting.
Review

Blade of the Immortal

by Glenn Heath Jr

Takashi Miike is up to his old tricks with this super samu­rai slaughter-fest.

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In Retrospect
Two tattooed men engaged in a physical altercation, one shouting aggressively.
Review

Yakuza Apocalypse

by David Jenkins

Japan’s Takashi Miike is run­ning on cre­ative vapours in this tir­ing knock­about genre mash-up.

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In Retrospect
A man wearing a dark robe sits cross-legged on a tatami mat, with a sheathed sword next to him.
Review

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

by Adam Woodward

Takashi Miike fol­lows up his blood-pump­ing samu­rai blitzkrieg 13 Assas­sins with this talky and tire­some peri­od drama.

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In Retrospect
Two men in black samurai-style outfits fighting with swords in a rustic outdoor setting.
Review

13 Assassins

by Anton Bitel

Takashi Miike’s mag­nif­i­cent 13 marks both the end of an era and the bound­ary of a genre.

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In Retrospect