Celebrated and controversial Japanese
Filmmaker Takashi Miike will be one of the Contemporary Masters
showcased at the 18th edition of the International Film
Festival of Kerala scheduled to be held from Dec 6th to 13th . ‘Contemporary
Masters’ section includes five of his
films – the cult horror film ‘Audition’, the Samurai films ‘13 Assassins’ and
‘Harakiri – Death of a Samurai,’ the violent school story ‘Crows Zero,’ and
this year’s thriller ‘Shield of Straw’ .Shield of Straw(Wara No Tate) was in
the competitive section of this year’s
competitive section in Cannes. “This bounty-hunting thriller from
prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike is hamstrung by its baffling lack of
plot logic… Well, after two long hours, the
crude and absurd movie finally expires. Thrillers, however far-fetched, need
some plausibility. This has none”observes the Guardian critic ,Peter
Brad Shaw
Takashi Miike is very familiar to
IFFK audience . IFFK introduced the creepy world of this Japanese director way back in 1999 in its 4th
edition, the first fest conducted by the Academy in Kochi . Takashi Miike ‘s film ‘13 Assassins’ was screened at the 16th edition of this festival in 2011.Following his directorial debut in 1991, Miike has become one of the
most prolific and controversial filmmakers in the World today, with a cult
status in Japan. Some of his more popular films are 13 Assasins, Audition, Ichi the Killer and Three…Extremes. Miike has garnered international notoriety for depicting shocking scenes
of extreme violence and sexual
perversions. Many of his films contain graphic and lurid bloodshed,
often portrayed in an over-the-top, cartoonish manner. Much of his work depicts
the activities of criminals (especially yakuza) or concerns themselves with non-Japanese living in Japan. He is known for his black sense
of humor and for
pushing the boundaries of censorship as far as they will go.
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