In his adaptation of Battle Royale, Fukusaku presents the violent destruction of teenage dreams in a world ruled by adults.
Tag - Takeshi Kitano
Masanori Taki better known by his stage name Pierre Taki, is a veteran actor with 70 credits to his name, including cooperations with Takashi Miike, Hirokazu...
Combining a European director with an exclusively Japanese cast is not exactly the norm in international cinema, and therefore “Tokyo Eyes”, stands...
This selection comes from Alexander Knoth who chooses “Violent Cop Main Theme” by Daisaku Kume. For his directorial debut “Violent...
The British Film Institute (BFI) is launching a major six-month season, Japan 2020, on BFI Player from 11 May, with new collections including Akira...
Five years after he had won Best Director at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival for “Empire of Passion” Japanese auteur Nagisa Oshima would return to the cinema...
Even though “Sonatine” was only his fourth film as a director, for many fans and critics it is still one of the best by Takeshi Kitano and arguably an...
“Boiling Point” is an important film within Takeshi Kitano’s body of work, but not an easy film to watch
With the majority of filmfans and cinephiles forced to spend time at home, there are still ways to view Asian cinema in your region while still maintaining a...
This list aims to fill this gap with 25 great contemporary samurai movies presented in chronological order, that cover the whole spectrum of the category, from...