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June 6, 2003 •
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Has Japanese director Takashi Miike made the most violent film ever? He tells all to Steve Rose. Guardian Unlimited In the same way that Takeshi Kitano crept on to the international stage in the 1990s with a series of distinctive thrillers, the western world
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June 3, 2003 •
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Director Takeshi Kitano (SONATINE, BROTHER) takes on Japanese cinematic legend, Zatoichi. Kitano stars as the blind wanderer with a distinctive red cane and a shock of platinum blonde hair. Soft-spoken and rumpled, Zatoichi makes a living as a masseur and
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May 26, 2003 •
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Director Takeshi Kitano (Sonatine, Brother) takes on Japanese cinematic legend, Zatoichi. Kitano stars as the blind wanderer with a distinctive red cane and a shock of platinum blonde hair.
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May 26, 2003 •
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LOS ANGELES, CA —Free advance screenings presented by Asian Film Foundation (AFF) and FILM RADAR begin with Takeshi Kitano’s THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI on May 26. Director Takeshi Kitano (Sonatine, Brother) takes on Japanese cinematic legend, Zatoichi.
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May 12, 2003 •
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dir: Takashi Miike; writers: Sakichi Sat (screenplay), Hideo Yamamoto (II) (manga Koroshiya 1) Cast: Tadanobu Asano (Kakihara), Nao Omori (Ichi), Shinya Tsukamoto (Jijii), Paulyn “Alien” Sun (Karen), Susumu Terajima (Suzuki), Shun Sugata
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April 27, 2003 •
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Director: Katsuhito Ishii Producer: Kazuto Takida Script: Katsuhito Ishii Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Sie Kohinata, Ittoku Kishibe, Susumu Terrashima Country: Japan Genre: Action Theatrical Run: 09/23/1999 Language: Japanese Running Time: 108 min Based on Mochizuki
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April 5, 2003 •
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director Fukasaku Kinji Color 114 min I love this movie! This is comparable to, and maybe even darker than Fight Club, the United States’ movie calling Generation X to grow up. This has a similar theme, but it concentrates on Generation Y Japanese high
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April 4, 2003 •
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director Shunji Iwai As if he needed to let off steam after the dark epic Swallowtail Butterfly, Shunji Iwai created this sweet little valentine of a film in just a few months following Swallowtail. It is completely different in length and tone: while
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