It's A Marathon Of Mayhem In Norboru Iguchi's New Thriller, LIVE
Director Noboru Iguchi is back, and he’s got friends. Cute friends. On rollerblades. With arrow gauntlets and chainsaw-arms!… Actually, the latter isn’t so cute, but still entertaining for moviegoers who enjoy a good suspense thriller, and Iguchi’s latest, Live, provides exactly that. Yes, it’s the latest work from the man who brought us such delights as The Machine Girl, Dead Sushi, Mutant Girls Squad and Nuigulumar Z, and it’s based on Kadokawa’s 2005 manga publication by author Yusuke Yamada. Live stars Yuki Yamada, Ito Ohno and Yuuki Morinaga and just opened in Japan last Friday, so non-Japan residents still have time to put this on their wishlist of crossovers in the near future. SYNOPSIS: On the morning of a certain Tuesday, a mysterious “death race” is suddenly announced on television. Viewers are enthralled by the excitement of the competition, with participants getting knocked out of the race one after another […]
