Member AlbertV Posted April 14, 2013 Member Share Posted April 14, 2013 Disregard post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted May 24, 2014 Member Share Posted May 24, 2014 Tak Sakaguchi out of retirement for the action film ‘Re:Born’.... Director Yuji Shimomura (Death Trance) says Tak is out of retirement to make an "ultimate action movie" titled Re:Born, which the actor calls “the very last and most superb action movie.” More details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted May 25, 2014 Member Share Posted May 25, 2014 Awesome news! I've been waiting forever for Shimomura to get another chance at directing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted May 27, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 27, 2014 Casting call video below...am I the only one hoping for a Sakaguchi & Rina Takeda team-up!? OtVpfom8VgM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted May 27, 2014 Administrator Share Posted May 27, 2014 Casting call video below...am I the only one hoping for a Sakaguchi & Rina Takeda team-up!? That would be great! Maybe she could show him how to make it look like his strikes have power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted May 28, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2014 Maybe she could show him how to make it look like his strikes have power? Ha ha! I'm curious to know, does your criticism of his strikes lacking power apply only to 'Yakuza Weapon', or did you also feel the same way about 'Versus' & 'Death Trance'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted May 28, 2014 Administrator Share Posted May 28, 2014 Ha ha! I'm curious to know, does your criticism of his strikes lacking power apply only to 'Yakuza Weapon', or did you also feel the same way about 'Versus' & 'Death Trance'? I think he looked powerful in VERSUS. So many people raved to me about DEATH TRANCE, and it seemed like it had all the elements that I would love. But I just couldn't get into it. I watched about half of it, then kept putting off finishing it. I forgot about it and never did go back. I just didn't care. Honestly, I can't even remember how he looked in that one now. He's a cool looking dude, his acting is passable, and he has tons of charisma. But his action... meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted May 29, 2014 Member Share Posted May 29, 2014 I love both Death Trance and Versus, but found Yakuza Weapon to be one of the most disappointing movies in the past few years... I don't want to sound disrespective to those who liked the film, but I constantly got the feeling they were aiming at genre-beginners rather than hard core genre film fans. All the ridiculous CGI and making it so over the top it constantly felt apologetic (as in "look, we're not serious, we are making fun of ourselves!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted May 30, 2014 Member Share Posted May 30, 2014 I just hope he watches the raid 1-2 and takes a few notes, if he wants to make the greatest action movie of all time.. The tap to the head with a sword and a spinning back fist, can only go so far and he seems to do those same moves over and over. I hope they have some fast paced/hard hitting fight scenes that make people say "wow" I enjoyed his movies, but never once said "wow" to any fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted July 2, 2014 Member Share Posted July 2, 2014 More footage of Sakaguchi getting in shape (and looking for cast and stuntmen): ruE5LsB8gvA via zeonic dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted July 2, 2014 Administrator Share Posted July 2, 2014 I love both Death Trance and Versus, but found Yakuza Weapon to be one of the most disappointing movies in the past few years... I don't want to sound disrespective to those who liked the film, but I constantly got the feeling they were aiming at genre-beginners rather than hard core genre film fans. All the ridiculous CGI and making it so over the top it constantly felt apologetic (as in "look, we're not serious, we are making fun of ourselves!") You put that perfectly. Great way to sum up/describe YAKUZA WEAPON. I just hope he watches the raid 1-2 and takes a few notes, if he wants to make the greatest action movie of all time.. The tap to the head with a sword and a spinning back fist, can only go so far and he seems to do those same moves over and over. I hope they have some fast paced/hard hitting fight scenes that make people say "wow" I enjoyed his movies, but never once said "wow" to any fight Exactly! More footage of Sakaguchi getting in shape (and looking for cast and stuntmen): He looks great here with his punches. His kicks aren't the greatest, but could easily be made to look more powerful via choreography. Tak is obviously a very strong dude. Now if they can just get him to look that strong on film (without killing any stunt people) he'll be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted July 3, 2014 Member Share Posted July 3, 2014 I just hope he watches the raid 1-2 and takes a few notes, if he wants to make the greatest action movie of all time.. The tap to the head with a sword and a spinning back fist, can only go so far and he seems to do those same moves over and over. I hope they have some fast paced/hard hitting fight scenes that make people say "wow" I enjoyed his movies, but never once said "wow" to any fight Yep. Perfectly said. He made some pretty bold statements in calling it the "greatest" action movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted July 3, 2014 Administrator Share Posted July 3, 2014 Yep. Perfectly said. He made some pretty bold statements in calling it the "greatest" action movie. Which film did he say that about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted July 3, 2014 Member Share Posted July 3, 2014 Which film did he say that about? That's what TAK says about REBORN: “After I retired, I found myself having a passion for action that was still smoldering inside of me. After a conversation with action director Yuji Shimomura, I wanted to thrive one more time and create the very last and most superb action movie with my utmost power and passion for the sake of a closure to my entire career. I am convinced that I have to give my very best one last time. That is how I feel about this project. I didn’t realize how many people chose to support a person like myself until after I retired. I hope this movie will be satisfying enough for them to feel absolutely alright for me to go. This is for them.” Well, I sorta quoted it wrong. He says "most superb" (same thing, really). http://www.cityonfire.com/tak-sakaguchi-out-of-retirement-for-the-martial-arts-thriller-reborn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted November 10, 2014 Member Share Posted November 10, 2014 New promo footage: UcNWl9JiCPc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted November 11, 2014 Member Share Posted November 11, 2014 If the action is anything close to what I seen in that video. I am extremely excited to see this!! N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted November 11, 2014 Member Share Posted November 11, 2014 Looks cool, looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member QueMuchita Posted November 11, 2014 Member Share Posted November 11, 2014 Is there a poster or anything for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted November 11, 2014 Member Share Posted November 11, 2014 Is there a poster or anything for this? No, it hasn't even started filming yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted December 19, 2014 Member Share Posted December 19, 2014 RE:BORN starts shooting this Spring. New training footage has just been uploaded... hJTIGbolH-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted January 16, 2015 Member Share Posted January 16, 2015 Trailer for Shimomura's new short film Hero (2015, 29 min), starring Masanori Mimoto (the lead actor of Alien vs. Ninja and the yakuza knife master in Bushido Man) and Tak Sakaguchi. Premiers at Yubari next month. 4mHVA_LGIsw It's a part of an episode film called (時間創造部), which doesn't look too good but Shimomura's episode is certainly of some interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted March 18, 2015 Member Share Posted March 18, 2015 Starts filming next month - https://www.facebook.com/SushiTyphoon/photos/a.466964231040.259717.330315676040/10153084696516041/?type=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted March 23, 2015 Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 Tak Sakaguchi hitting a little girl https://twitter.com/YassyLibero/status/579296770213064704 That's Makoto Sakaguchi from Tokyo Tribe, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted April 11, 2015 Member Share Posted April 11, 2015 Website: http://worsal.com/film/reborn/en/index.html English friendly, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted December 16, 2015 Member Share Posted December 16, 2015 TeaserThe damn CGI blood aside, this certainly looks interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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