takashi miike

The Asian continent produces art that’s as varied as its peoples and cultures. Not least of these is film. From the unnerving horrors of Japan to the token song and dance filled extravaganzas of Bollywood, there’s a flick to cater to each and every type of film junkie. For...

Amidst the controversy of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, our contributors have selected to write about some of the most controversial films of the past to coincide with the comedy’s UK release. Wake in Fright Lost for over thirty years, Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright (1971) has enjoyed a recent...

Christmas. The perfect time to start enjoying some musicals, and day 19 is presenting you with Takashi Miike’s take on the genre… From the director of such challenging works as Ichi the Killer and Visitor Q one wouldn’t expect such a jovial film as The Happiness of the Katakuris, though the darkly surreal...