The cinema of Takashi Miike
Here is how I would describe the genius of Miike:
Compared to a guy like, lets say Tarantino, who is meticulously crafting a masterpiece like carving out a magnificent statue from a great mountain of gold with having a lot of time on his hands, Miike is *beep* out flawed exploitative, yet poetic, gems of cinema, three times a year.
Miike's (in my opinion) finest collaborator is Daisuke Tengan (the first son of Miike's own mentor Shohei Imamura).
Tengan wrote the screenplay for Audition and 13 assassins.
Then we have Masa Nakamura who wrote the screenplay for both young thugs movies (who I have yet to see) The bird people in china (a masterpiece) Dead or alive 2: Birds, -Big, bang love: Juvenile A- and Sukiyaki western Django.
Sakichi Satô (Charlie Brown from Kill Bill) Wrote Ichi The killer and Gozu.
Kikumi Yamagishi Wrote Hara-kiri and Katakuries.
Ichiro Ryu Wrote Dead or alive: Hanzaisa, Ley Lines, The city of lost souls and dead or alive: final.
Toshiyuki Morioka Wrote Fudoh and Blues harp.
Itaru Era Wrote Full Metal Yakuza and Visitor Q.
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Miike Cinema - from best to worst:
1. Audition.
2. The bird people in China.
3. 13 assassins.
4. Three extremes segment: "Box."
5. Ichi The killer.
6. Ley lines.
7. Gozu.
8. Dead or alive 2: Birds.
9. Visitor Q.
10. Over you dead body.
11. The happiness of the Katakuries.
12. Dead or alive: Hanzaisa.
13. Agitator.
14. Blues harp.
15. Yakuza Graveyard.
16. Fudoh: The new generation.
17. Rainy dog.
18. Sukiyaki western Django.
19. Hara-kiri: Death of a samurai.
20. City of lost souls.
21. Big bang love, Juvenile A.
22. Deadly outlaw: Rekka.
23. Shield of straw.
24. Lesson of the evil.
25. Blade of the immortal.
26. First Love.
27. Yakuza apocalypse.
28. Izo.
29. Shinjuku triad society.
30. The great Yokai War.
31. Full metal yakuza.
32. Imprint.
33. Dead or alive 3: Final.
34. As the gods will.
35. The mole song: Undercover agent Reiji.
36. Yakuza: Like a dragon.
37. Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City.
38. Zebraman.
39. Crows Zero II.
40. Crows Zero.
41. JoJo's Bizarre adventure: Diamond is unbreakable - Chapter 1
42. Terra formars.
43. For love's sake.
44. Yattaman.
45. One missed call.
46. Detective story.
47. Shangri-la.
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Miike films that I Need to see:
Young thugs: Innocent blood.
Young thugs: Nostalgia.
Demon pond.
Yakuza demon.
Sabu.
Bodyguard Kiba.
Sun scarred.
God's puzzle.
The Man In White.
Family.
Guys From Paradise.
Osaka Tough guys.
The negotiator.
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"Miike is one of the greatest directors living today"
"The ultimate anarchist/artist... Miike paints... landscapes with blood...
His films are always disturbing... guaranteed to push the limits..."
"Miike films are pure punk rock. He is a true visionary and does things that
few other directors would dare."
"Many actors hope to one day participate in a Takashi Miike film. Especially guys. They want to go back to back being naughty boys and go wild. Miike lets them indulge themselfs in this fantasy freely and knows exactly how to provoke them. And once provoked, the actors bombard each other with their energy, lifting the film up and spinning it off into higher orbit. I was also one of those guys who were allowed to indulge themselfs. It was a very joyfull experience.
Fierce. Nonsensical. Vulgar. Powerful. These are words that could be used to describe Takashi Miike. But without a doubt the most essential words are self-assured and clever."
Compared to a guy like, lets say Tarantino, who is meticulously crafting a masterpiece like carving out a magnificent statue from a great mountain of gold with having a lot of time on his hands, Miike is *beep* out flawed exploitative, yet poetic, gems of cinema, three times a year.
Miike's (in my opinion) finest collaborator is Daisuke Tengan (the first son of Miike's own mentor Shohei Imamura).
Tengan wrote the screenplay for Audition and 13 assassins.
Then we have Masa Nakamura who wrote the screenplay for both young thugs movies (who I have yet to see) The bird people in china (a masterpiece) Dead or alive 2: Birds, -Big, bang love: Juvenile A- and Sukiyaki western Django.
Sakichi Satô (Charlie Brown from Kill Bill) Wrote Ichi The killer and Gozu.
Kikumi Yamagishi Wrote Hara-kiri and Katakuries.
Ichiro Ryu Wrote Dead or alive: Hanzaisa, Ley Lines, The city of lost souls and dead or alive: final.
Toshiyuki Morioka Wrote Fudoh and Blues harp.
Itaru Era Wrote Full Metal Yakuza and Visitor Q.
---------------------------------------------------------
Miike Cinema - from best to worst:
1. Audition.
2. The bird people in China.
3. 13 assassins.
4. Three extremes segment: "Box."
5. Ichi The killer.
6. Ley lines.
7. Gozu.
8. Dead or alive 2: Birds.
9. Visitor Q.
10. Over you dead body.
11. The happiness of the Katakuries.
12. Dead or alive: Hanzaisa.
13. Agitator.
14. Blues harp.
15. Yakuza Graveyard.
16. Fudoh: The new generation.
17. Rainy dog.
18. Sukiyaki western Django.
19. Hara-kiri: Death of a samurai.
20. City of lost souls.
21. Big bang love, Juvenile A.
22. Deadly outlaw: Rekka.
23. Shield of straw.
24. Lesson of the evil.
25. Blade of the immortal.
26. First Love.
27. Yakuza apocalypse.
28. Izo.
29. Shinjuku triad society.
30. The great Yokai War.
31. Full metal yakuza.
32. Imprint.
33. Dead or alive 3: Final.
34. As the gods will.
35. The mole song: Undercover agent Reiji.
36. Yakuza: Like a dragon.
37. Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City.
38. Zebraman.
39. Crows Zero II.
40. Crows Zero.
41. JoJo's Bizarre adventure: Diamond is unbreakable - Chapter 1
42. Terra formars.
43. For love's sake.
44. Yattaman.
45. One missed call.
46. Detective story.
47. Shangri-la.
----------------------------------------------------
Miike films that I Need to see:
Young thugs: Innocent blood.
Young thugs: Nostalgia.
Demon pond.
Yakuza demon.
Sabu.
Bodyguard Kiba.
Sun scarred.
God's puzzle.
The Man In White.
Family.
Guys From Paradise.
Osaka Tough guys.
The negotiator.
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"Miike is one of the greatest directors living today"
- Quentin Tarantino.
"The ultimate anarchist/artist... Miike paints... landscapes with blood...
His films are always disturbing... guaranteed to push the limits..."
- Guillermo Del Toro.
"Miike films are pure punk rock. He is a true visionary and does things that
few other directors would dare."
- Eli Roth.
"Many actors hope to one day participate in a Takashi Miike film. Especially guys. They want to go back to back being naughty boys and go wild. Miike lets them indulge themselfs in this fantasy freely and knows exactly how to provoke them. And once provoked, the actors bombard each other with their energy, lifting the film up and spinning it off into higher orbit. I was also one of those guys who were allowed to indulge themselfs. It was a very joyfull experience.
Fierce. Nonsensical. Vulgar. Powerful. These are words that could be used to describe Takashi Miike. But without a doubt the most essential words are self-assured and clever."
- Shin'ya Tsukamoto.
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