In the 1990s, the mainstream Japanese cinema began to grow stagnant. Studios kept their box office power through the use of distribution and forced employees and business partners to buy tickets. As a result, young students began directing their own, independent films with 8mm cameras. These independent films gained critical acclaim at film festivals and ...
One thing that U.S. filmmakers like to do is to remake Japanese films. Now, U.S. filmmakers have decided to adapt the Japanese light novel “All You Need is Kill” into a live-action film starring Tom Cruise. Really? There is nothing wrong with enjoying something made by another country and wanting to make a movie out ...
December 5 is the celebration of a special holiday known as “National Ninja Day.” Much like other fun celebrations, such as “Talk Like a Pirate” day, this holiday celebrates everything ninja and asks fans to show the world their awesome ninja skills. For those who just prefer to watch your favorite ninjas on TV, here ...
Throughout the ’60s and ’70s were screened all manner of horrifying motion pictures promising the lurid and graphic depictions of violence, torture and rape. If they got ratings at all they were rated X. Patrons were lured into the theaters with salacious posters and provocative titles. At first the movies themselves were merely pale facsimiles ...
Takashi Miike, Japanese director of several cult and horror films such as “Ichi the Killer,” has taken an old samurai film, “Harakiri” by Masaki Kobayashi, and remade it in 3D. The film was already a cult classic. The popularity of samurai cinema has waned over the years, so this remake might help bring back the ...
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