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Takashi Miike: The Provocative Japanese Auteur

Explore the shocking and boundary-pushing films of director Takashi Miike, known for extreme violence, black humor, and bizarre endings. From cult classics like "Audition" to acclaimed works like "13 Assassins," Miike's unique vision captivates audiences globally.

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Takashi Miike: The Provocative Japanese Auteur

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  1. Takashi Miike:Contemporary Japanese Auteur Brandon Rife COM 329: Contemporary Film Dr. Neuendorf

  2. Background • Went to film school due to lack of entrance exam • Disliked school, rarely attended class • Began work as a PA • Big Break: V-Cinema (low-budget direct-to-video movies) • Continues to alternate between big studio and small V-Cinema films

  3. Influences • Favorite Film: Starship Troopers (1997) • Favorite Filmmakers: • David Cronenberg • Akira Kurosawa • Hideo Gosha • David Lynch

  4. Themes, Motifs & Trademarks • Extreme violence and sexual perversion • Over-the-top, cartoonish bloodshed • Black humor • Pushing the boundaries of censorship in Japan • Ambiguous or bizarre endings

  5. Film: Audition (1999) • Horror/Thriller • A widower holds an audition to find a wife, but the girl he picks is not what she seems… • Someone fainted at the Swiss premiere and was taken to the ER • Miike’s first major international success • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhsrsWcEspc

  6. Film: Dead or Alive (1999) • Action/Thriller • A Yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop wage war against the Japanese mafia… • Budget: ¥500,000 • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVweJQQyJA0

  7. Film: Ichi the Killer (2001) • Thriller • A Yakuza enforcer encounters a psychotic killer while searching for his missing boss… • Barf bags given at TIFF • Based on a popular and extremely violent Japanese manga comic • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haiSf60UsPQ

  8. Film: One Missed Call (2003) • Horror/Mystery • People die after receiving voicemails of their future selves dying violently… • Japanese sequels: • One Missed Call 2 (2005) • One Final Missed Call (2006) • U.S. remake: One Missed Call (2008) • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V3M65itr6I

  9. Short Film: “The Box” (2004) • Horror • Japan’s contribution to Eastern horror anthology Three… Extremes (2004) • Anthologized with… • China: Fruit Chan’s “Dumplings” • Korea: Chan-wook Park’s “Cut” • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-lnf01j7kw

  10. Film: Izo (2005) • Samurai/Fantasy • A dead samurai’s spirit roams time and space to seek revenge… • Inspired by Hideo Gosha’s Hitokiri (1969) • Teaser Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHuwp1idv3w

  11. Film: Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006) • Drama/Fantasy • Male prisoners confide stories of their “crimes” in one another… • Heavily formalistic • Official Selection: Berlin, Toronto, New York Film Festivals • Miike considers this his “masterpiece” • Teaser Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htogRp-kBDU

  12. TV Episode: “Imprint” (2006) • Horror • A man returns to Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with and discovers what horror befell her after he left... • TV Series: Masters of Horror • Never played on TV • Showtime refuses to air it due to content • Full episode: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C248DmRYbqU

  13. Film: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) • Action/Western • A gunslinger encounters warring clans hunting for hidden treasure… • Venice Film Festival: “Golden Lion” nominee • Combined remake of: • Yojimbo (1961) • A Fistful of Dollars (1964) • Django (1966) • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-TGaGa3QAc

  14. Film: Detective Story (2007) • Horror/Thriller • A detective tracks a twisted killer who paints portraits with the blood and innards of his victims… • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPve3O-TgW4

  15. Film: Crows Zero (2007) • Action/Thriller • In Japan’s most violent school, the students battle each other for influence and power… • Japanese sequel: • Crows Zero 2 (2009) • Teaser Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wpCRXmF7nY

  16. Film: 13 Assassins (2010) • Samurai/Drama • A band of assassins join forces for a suicide mission to overthrow and kill an evil warlord… • National Board of Review: Top Five Foreign Film of 2011 • Remake of: • The Thirteen Assassins (1963) • Trailer: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgPC74-Tde8

  17. Additional Sources of Information • Video Interview- BBC: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DwvvXZyMqE • IMDB.com: • http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586281/bio • Non-Video Interview - Kamera.co.uk: • http://www.kamera.co.uk/columns/scream_theory_27_08_2002.html • Non-Video Interview -Midnighteye.com: • http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/takashi-miike/ • Video Interview - Venice Film Festival: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B9G6PF5EFw • Wikipedia.org: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Miike

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