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It's still kind of hard to believe, but Japan is getting a Takashi Miike-directed live-action adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable this August. The official website and Twitter for the films have been gradually revealing in-costume visuals of the cast members, and it's …Read more »
Takashi Miike might be the only director with the power necessary to bring JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable to the big screen, and we'll be able to see the results when the first live-action chapter premieres in Japan on August 4. We previously saw …Read more »
As previously revealed, Takashi Miike ( Audition , Ichi the Killer , Yatterman ) is directing the live-action feature film adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable , which is currently lined up for a summer 2017 premiere. Fans are …Read more »
Rumors have been buzzing about lately regarding a live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure film, and they were confirmed during a joint press conference held by Toho and Warner Brothers Japan. More specifically, films are in the works to adapt the fourth arc of Hirohiko Araki's series, …Read more »
Maverick director Takashi Miike ( Audition , Ichi the Killer , Yatterman ) has the difficult task of bringing Yū Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana's violent sci-fi action series Terraformars to live-action, and it looks like he's using his idiosyncratic style to get the job done. …Read more »
Not a ton of details yet, but good news for fans of sci-fi horror series Terra Formars : the anime is set to get a sequel. That’s the word from the upcoming issue of Young Jump magazine, where the original Terra Formars is published. The …Read more »
Yes, there are actually that many live-action adaptations being announced this year that we at Otaku USA completely missed it when Takashi Miike's version of Terra Formars was announced in February. That's right: in case you missed it too, the director of Ichi the Killer …Read more »
The folks at New People Cinema are getting ready to kick off another really cool event this summer as part of the 2013 J-Pop Summit Festival. Exclusive premieres will highlight the first annual Japan Film Festival of San Francisco, which is set to take place …Read more »
I think it's safe to say that the live-action film adaptation of Capcom's Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series—directed by the prolific and wild Takashi Miike ( Audition , 13 Assassins )—is one of the more hotly anticipated movies of this year. Anaheim, CA-based convention AM2 …Read more »
Just the fact that Takashi Miike is directing the live-action Phoenix Wright film is enough to get our heads turning, but seeing actor Hiroki Narimiya ( Drop , Nana ) in the titular role really seals the deal. So what do you think of Narimiya's …Read more »
Hey, guys, what would happen if we got Takashi Miike—Japan's all-purpose director of respectable genre masterworks like 13 Assassins and bizarre cult fare like Ichi the Killer —to do a kids' movie? Well, we already found that out last year with his painstakingly faithful and …Read more »
Crows Zero II is but part of the Crows x Worst universe of tough-guy delinquent fight manga, a footnote to a sprawling high school soap opera of rivalries, beatdowns, and true bro-dom. I’m not too proud to say that I was lost. Luckily for me, …Read more »
Now that I have your attention... wait, that wasn't just an attention grabber! Revenge of the Zebra Miniskirt Police is a very real thing that exists, and it becomes less surprising once you find out it's a spin-off of Takashi Miike's upcoming sequel, Zebraman 2 …Read more »
Rest assured, this isn't just the best thing you'll see all day, it's most likely the best thing you'll see all week, maybe even beyond. Even if you're unfamiliar with Riki Takeuchi—film/v-cinema legend and all around badass dude, you may have seen him in Battle …Read more »
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