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13 Assassinsnew

Takashi Miike disembowels the samurai film.
East Bay Express  |  Kelly Vance  |  05-18-2011  |  Reviews

'Sukiyaki Western Django': Takashi Miike's Misfirenew

Set up in a brief, bizarre introduction by Quentin Tarantino in cowpoke garb, the film is the story of an introverted gunslinger who arrives in a remote village where two colour-coded gangs, the Genji Whites and the Heike Reds, are locked in an endless feud.
NOW Magazine  |  Norman Wilner  |  09-22-2008  |  Reviews

Queasy Piecesnew

Three . . . Extremes is a trilogy of short films that root around in the dark regions of the psyche and conclude that human behavior is pretty appalling.
Riverfront Times  |  Bill Gallo  |  11-02-2005  |  Reviews

Oh, Canadanew

The Toronto Film Festival unveils a preview of the coming year’s art house offerings.
Columbus Alive  |  Melissa Starker  |  09-22-2005  |  Movies

Cult Director Misfiresnew

Takashi Miike's latest is a disappointing, second-rate Japanese horror film.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  04-22-2005  |  Reviews

Mad Cownew

Numerous auteur directors have been inspired by David Lynch. Takashi Miike is one of the few who not only get Lynch's sense of surrealism but also seem to understand his sense of humor.
SF Weekly  |  Luke Y. Thompson  |  09-22-2004  |  Reviews

Have You Ever Been Slipped a Miike?new

Watching the latest from the insanely prolific Takashi Miike is akin to having some very bad acid slipped in your drink.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marc Savlov  |  08-26-2004  |  Reviews

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