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Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:06 pm
Tampopo and Battle Royale.
Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:41 pm
In the whole of cinematic history the only movie anything at all like House is House.
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toothaction on Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:42 pm
Vampire girl vs frankenstein girl
robo geisha
visitor Q (don't eat before watching this)
Samurai Western Django
seven samurai
yojimbo
lone wolf and cub (the dub is awesome and is in most of Liquid Swords)
Godzilla Final Wars
Machine Girl
I could go on, but basically anything Miike, Kurawsawa
Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:44 pm
+ I'm going to feast on new stuff in a couple of day !
http://www.fantasiafestival.com/pre2011/en/
Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:50 pm
I figured Ghibli and Kon were gimmies, also I didn't know we were talking anime.
Tokyo Godfathers
perfect blue
paparika
Totoro
Spirited away
too many to name.
Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:01 pm
Beat Takeshi Sonatine
Studio Ghibli Princess Mononoke
Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:42 pm
Yeah, I figured things like Miike, Kurosawa, and Ghibli are pretty much a given. Surprised no one has mentioned Seijun Suzuki though; for being ripped off so many times alone, this guy deserves some serious credit overseas (Kill Bill owes him so much). But anyways, I really like a lot of the smaller asian films (okay I am cheating a bit and including Korean cinema), which is why I
LOVE Fantasia, and am so bummed about missing it this year. A couple good examples from recent years that come to mind such as The Clone Returns Home, The Executioner, Fine Totally Fine, Boys on the Run, Symbol, Hansel and Gretel....anyways, I could go on for pages.
Also, those Norifumi Suzuki films look great, cheesy 70s action (that is actually good) is right up my alley. One final note is that I wasn't really thinking about anything not recent, so all those great kaiju movies which is why most of us are on this board
Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:41 am
Branded to Kill
Sat Jul 02, 2011 1:19 am
Thanks for all your japanese movie madness! I am a big fan of Anime as well. Feel free to post them also!
NT, Hell yeah, totally forgot Battle Royale!! My bad. I have seen both of them some time ago. If i remember right the first one is a "must see" and the second one is just a bad remake.
Tampopo, will be added to my Watchlist. Thanks
Toothaction, I don't remember anything about HAUSU. Judging by you screens it looks like an insane movie for my watchlist, thanks! Just like Tampopo I am more unfamiliar with the some what older japanese Movies. And By older i mean everything older than 10 years or so. Again my bad;) Spook warfare, 100 monsters, along with ghosts made it to the top of my watch list and I will definately try some Girl Boss Guerilla and Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom in the near future.
damaged Bryan, Great list!! Vampire girl vs frankenstein girl, robo geisha, visitor Q, Machine Girl seem to be as insane as some of my favorites, nice! I never heard about Samurai Western Django so I will check that one out. I have seen Seven samurai and I think everybody should see it!! But please do not watch it through a pair of modern glasses.. I heard about yojimbo but did not see it yet but just like 7 samurai a movie that deserves our time. Big AMEN to both Miike and Kurawsawa!!!
The Anime you stated deserves to be on this thread, all are must see!!! I wanted to give some extra attention to Tokyo Godfathers. Such a fun movie!!
nefasth, Thanks for adding some Anime! I have seen a lot of anime but those two covers i have not seen before. Titles please..
organic_addict, definately two solid titles!!
ultrakaiju, thanks for your knowledge^^ I don't have a problem broading our scope to asian flicks;) I am just looking for movies i should see but have not seen. I will definately check out most of the titles you mentioned! Thanks!
psilo110, Meat Ball Machine sounds like heaven to me. It made it to the top of my watch list^^
Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:36 am
Lady Snowblood
Ju-On
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Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:59 am
I fucking love 13 Assassins. It may be the only film I have seen twice in the cinema.
I'm pretty chuffed in September I'm screening the first three Female Convict film and Jasper Sharp is coming along to intro them.
Was trying to screen both Lady Snowbloods, but no luck.
I'd add Horrors of Malformed Men, Jiguko, Bohachi, Zero Woman - Red Handcuffs, Blind Woman's Curse, most PV stuff to this list.
I have drawn a complete blank on the name of one of my favourites and can't seem to find it.... I'm sure it'll pop into my head at some random moment
Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:56 am
Completely agree with you backtrack! 13 Assasins kicks ass. I watched it for the first time yesterday night. I don't want to spoile it for you guys that did not see it yet - so i won't go into detail - but its definately a must see movie!!
I will be checking out the horrors you added and I am looking forward to you remembering your favourites!
chimmychazz definately 2 classics! Would be great if you could fix you images^^
Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:07 am
I meant to say, Arrow Video just released a BluRay box set of Battle Royal, which is worth every penny. Even the DVD set is. Whether you pick up the box or just the single disc you should upgrade whatever copy you have in your collection. It's fully remastered and looks incredible. The previous transfers were terrible, dark and muddy, it's much crisper now and makes so much of a difference.
Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:34 pm
Pale Flower is another good noirish Yakuza picture.
Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:44 am
Some of my favorite Japanese filmmakers:
Yasuzo Masumura (Giants & Toys..Blind Beast..Red Angel)
Shunji Iwai (All about Lily Chou-Chou..Hana & Alice..Swallowtail Butterfly)
Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri..The Human Condition..Samurai Rebellion)
Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:23 pm
nitty wrote:Yasuzo Masumura (Giants & Toys..Blind Beast..Red Angel)
Shunji Iwai (All about Lily Chou-Chou..Hana & Alice..Swallowtail Butterfly)
Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri..The Human Condition..Samurai Rebellion)
I've not dipped into Iwai yet, thanks for the reminder, but I'd like to second Koabayashi and Masumura - really great stuff.
I'd add
Kwaidan ('63) and
Inn of Evil ('71) to the list of Kobayashi pics you should have a look at.
Masumura's
Blind Beast really blew my mind a few years back. I'd say it's best not to know too much about this story of a blind sculptor before you sit down with it, but I would like to share one of his 'pieces' with you as an enticement:
To all of you
Battle Royal enthusiasts out there - If you haven't already, look into the directors' work from the '70s. Kinji Fukasaku directed many excellent crime and character studies during the decade, not least of which is his five film series
The Yakuza Papers. It does an amazing job of tracing the complex goings on in and around a crime syndicate that formed at the end of WW2 through the 30 years that followed. You can find an appreciative review of the first film
here.
Props to ultrakaiju for reminding me of it last night.
Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:19 pm
toothaction wrote:To all of you
Battle Royal enthusiasts out there - If you haven't already, look into the directors' work from the '70s. Kinji Fukasaku directed many excellent crime and character studies during the decade, not least of which is his five film series
The Yakuza Papers. It does an amazing job of tracing the complex goings on in and around a crime syndicate that formed at the end of WW2 through the 30 years that followed. You can find an appreciative review of the first film
here.
Props to ultrakaiju for reminding me of it last night.
He also did Blind Beast and Green Slime.
Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:31 pm
backtrack wrote:toothaction wrote:To all of you
Battle Royal enthusiasts out there - If you haven't already, look into the directors' work from the '70s. Kinji Fukasaku directed many excellent crime and character studies during the decade, not least of which is his five film series
The Yakuza Papers. It does an amazing job of tracing the complex goings on in and around a crime syndicate that formed at the end of WW2 through the 30 years that followed. You can find an appreciative review of the first film
here.
Props to ultrakaiju for reminding me of it last night.
He also did Blind Beast and Green Slime.
Masumura made Blind Beast, actually, but Fukasaku did do Black Lizard,
the greatest film involving jewel heists, a kidnapping ploy, the making of human statues, and a battle of wits with a brilliant detective - that happens to star a female impersonator - of all time!
>Check out CiNeBeATS for a nice article and some lovely snaps.
How is The Green Slime, by the way? I know there's two version, American and Japanese, but I've seen neither.
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toothaction on Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:18 pm, edited 5 times in total.
Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:22 am
Yeah, that's what I menat, the two DVDs are right next to each other in my collection and I always seem to have a mental block on them.
Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:39 am
I think I will be needing a few weeks off
!! Thanks for all the titles and additinal info. I will definately check out all titles metioned I have not seen but give me a few months
And by all means keep m coming it is much appreciated;) Tonight I will be checking out Hausu! Big thanks to Mr. Toothaction
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