Talent 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.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
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.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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