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Tak Sakaguchi described Yakuza Weapon with the words “punch and kick”, and the film delivers on this promise early, often, and repeatedly. Co-directors Sakaguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi (who starred in and wrote the cult hit Versus ) have created an all-punching, all-kicking, and, above all …Read more »
Since making his name known as the star of Ryuhei Kitamura's Versus —which debuted a virtual eternity ago in the year 2000—Tak Sakaguchi has really come into his own as a creator. His latest directorial tag-team effort with Yudai Yamaguchi ( Battlefield Baseball ), Yakuza …Read more »
Sushi Typhoon is dead, all hail Sushi Typhoon. Or should we? A vomitorium established by ace producer Yoshinori Chiba to allow Japan's grodiest a stage to run wild, it was supposed to be the V-cinema equivalent of huffing a plastic bag full of …Read more »
The New York Asian Film Festival is always a big event, and this year's 10th anniversary celebration looks like it will stay true to that tradition in every way. Among a lineup loaded with must-see flicks are the two live-action adaptations of Hiroya Oku's Gantz …Read more »
Seven Seas Entertainment came through with a handful of new license announcements yesterday, one of which was a major doozy for some folks. Amongst the slew of reveals was the license of Hitoshi Ashinano’s critically-acclaimed manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, which immediately had Twitter followers poppin’ …Read more »
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