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PUNK SAMURAI SLASH DOWN Trailer: Ishii Gakuryu’s Latest Runs High And Wild On Epicness

Big scale spectacle and irreverence seem to run high these days in terms of certain movie trends and aiming for it no less is director Gojoe and Bitter Sweet helmer Ishii Gakuryu as he returns to the fray with upcoming period action romp, Punk Samurai Slash Down. As opportune a collaboration it is and with punk music culture preceding the director as well as author Machida Ko who penned the 2004 novel, this one looks like quite the aspiring feat for today’s audience at and with a June 30 release from Toei and an official trailer now online, I wouldn’t be surprised if this started getting festival press in the coming days. Furthermore, the premise here is just fascinating! The movie that Japan’s best performers fought to be in. A movie that entertains audiences in the most imaginative and unimaginable way. Providing enough fun for the universe to burst into […]

Miike Steps Into Live-Action JOJO'S BIZZARE ADVENTURE For A Summer 2017 Release

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With an adaptation of Samura Hiroaki’s Blade Of The Immortal still looming, acclaimed filmmaker Miike Takashi is now off to another endeavor with news of the forthcoming live-action foray, Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure. Warner Bros. and Toho are reportedly aiming to produce the film for a release next Summer, based on Araki Hirohiko’s eight-part manga with emphasis on the fourth installation, “Diamond Is Unbreakable”. via Anime News Network: The story is set in Morioh, located in S City in M Prefecture of Japan, and it follows the misadventures of Jōsuke Higashikata and his companions, as they are involved in a series of bizarre incidents in their town. Araki launched the manga via Shueisha in 1987 before following in the years after with light novels, video games and a slate of animated series and films. Rounding out the cast are Death Note TV series actor Yamazaki Kento as Higashikata Jōsuke and Kamiki […]

Cam’s Eye Review: THE WAILING (2016) – Whom Do You Trust?

If you go fishing, do you know what you’ll catch?” This is the line that jumps out at me where you really don’t quite know what is going to happen next, a feeling which continues to a chilling, harrowing climax in The Wailing. A brutal multiple homicide leads an oafish local cop (Kwak Do-won) on the track of something sinister after a new Japanese resident (Kunimura Jun) seemingly affects the community of a small South Korean village, Gokseong, with an unusual outbreak of a skin condition that ultimately drives villagers insane and on a killing spree. After certain “mushrooms” are blamed by the media and police, the cop’s young daughter (Kim Hwan-hee) falls ill while he investigates to solve the murders and others around him. Fresh out of competition from Cannes, The Wailing is written and directed by Na Hong-jin, a favorite of the festival. The supernatural thriller gives us the […]

The Revolution Begins In The New Trailer For ATTACK ON TITAN: PART 1

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It’s been a great week of fandom for netizens in the wake of trailers for the world of sci-fi and fantasy. The same can certainly be said for the world of live-action anime adventures in lieu of director Higuchi Shinji‘s newest spectacle, Attack On Titan which presented its teaser a month ago to the delight of many as it is the first of a twofer with the second airing this September Even more so, fans in Japan and those who can access Japanese streaming video service, dTV will surely enjoy the forthcoming live action series which will bridge both films using a mixture of cast members from the movies and exclusively for the series. It’s no mistake to suggest that the excitement will only increase with the amount of popularity the Attack On Titan franchise has earned since its launch several years ago in ink and on television. It’s a […]

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Holy Rainbow Blood! Watch The New U.S. Trailer For WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL?

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Considering the positive responses from critics and film festival goers in the last two years who got to see cult director Sono Sion‘s latest bloody action comedy, Why Don’t You Play In Hell, it seems fair to call it a success. Well, it’s about time the film made its way across the pond for a pending limited theatrical release on November 7, 2014 in North America from Drafthouse Films, and to accomodate, a new trailer has gone viral! SYNOPSIS: There’s a war going on, but that won’t stop the inexperienced but eager wannabe film crew The F*ck Bombers from following their dreams of making the ultimate action epic. Ten years ago, yakuza mid-boss Ikegami led an assault against rival don Muto. Now, on the eve of his revenge, all Muto wants to do is complete his masterpiece, a feature film with his daughter in the starring role, before his wife […]