Takashi Miike’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure movie may have been bad enough to force our own Matt Schley to swear off seeing manga adaptations in the theater, but maybe his next movie will make up for it. Based on the manga by Hiroaki Samura, Blade of …Read more »
We're still months away from Japan's August 4 premiere of the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure film, but international plans have it landing elsewhere a little earlier. Director Takashi Miike's adaptation will make its earliest debut next month at the 17th annual Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film …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 »
Cult director Takashi Miike will helm a live-action version of Hiroaki Samura’s manga Blade of the Immortal , it was announced today. Main character Manji will be played by Takuya Kimura ( Redline , Space Battleship Yamato ). The manga, which ran from 1993 to …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 »
The next film from ever-prolific director Takashi Miike ( Audition , 13 Assassins , Ichi the Killer , the list goes on…) is an adaptation of the '70s shonen romance manga Ai to Motoko . The film version, For Love's Sake , has been promoted …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 »
Initially only vaguely hinted at by director Takashi Miike ( Audition , Yatterman ) himself, the live-action adaptation of Capcom's Phoenix Wright game series has since been made official. The film will star Hiroki Narimiya ( Nana , Akihabara@DEEP ) as Wright, with Takumi Saito …Read more »
The next movie from the ever-prolific Takashi Miike ( Audition , Dead or Alive , Yatterman ) is not only a remake, but it's also in 3-D. Normally that would be the death knell for any interest in a film, but this is Miike we're …Read more »
I don't really need an excuse, much less a teaser trailer, to get excited about a new Takashi Miike flick. Any time I think he may be "losing it" for whatever reason, he knocks something out of the park like Yatterman . With that in …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 »
Zebraman is BACK folks, or at least he's on his way back as a sequel to Miike's 2004 film, Show Aikawa once more starring as the titular hero. Production was announced on October 19th at a press conference at Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, with actors …Read more »
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