Member Takuma Posted April 18, 2014 Member Share Posted April 18, 2014 Vampire-yakuza film from Miike. “Take a hike, boring Japanese productions! Against everyone’s wishes, I’m going back to my roots on this one, and plan to go on a real rampage with Yakuza Apocalypse. I hope my cast and crew, and even myself make it out alive,” said the controversial director. - http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/miike-now-shooting-yakuza-apocalypse/5070820.article? Filming begins this week. Set for release in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted April 18, 2014 Administrator Share Posted April 18, 2014 Vampire-yakuza film from Miike. “Take a hike, boring Japanese productions! Against everyone’s wishes, I’m going back to my roots on this one, and plan to go on a real rampage with Yakuza Apocalypse. I hope my cast and crew, and even myself make it out alive,” said the controversial director. - http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/miike-now-shooting-yakuza-apocalypse/5070820.article? Filming begins this week. Set for release in 2015. Right on! Great news. Go crazy Miike-san. My son just borrowed ICHI THE KILLER. I wished him luck. Soon his last vestige of innocence will be crushed. Poor guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted May 10, 2014 Author Member Share Posted May 10, 2014 Norman England writes from the sets http://oavian.blogspot.jp/2014/05/yakuza-apocalypse.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted May 11, 2014 Member Share Posted May 11, 2014 I'm down for some unhinged Miike again, I may not like all of his movies but I admire how he does things his way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Dragons Fury Posted May 14, 2014 Member Share Posted May 14, 2014 Takashi Miike casts The Raid star in Yakuza Apocalypse http://www.screendaily.com/news/takashi-miike-casts-the-raid-star/5071681.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted May 14, 2014 Author Member Share Posted May 14, 2014 Cool news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted May 14, 2014 Member Share Posted May 14, 2014 This is going to be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yangstyle13 Posted May 14, 2014 Member Share Posted May 14, 2014 Old School Miike....can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted May 14, 2014 Administrator Share Posted May 14, 2014 Takashi Miike casts The Raid star in Yakuza Apocalypse http://www.screendaily.com/news/takashi-miike-casts-the-raid-star/5071681.article?blocktitle=HEADLINES&contentID=40295 That's what I'm talking about! YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted June 20, 2014 Author Member Share Posted June 20, 2014 Set report: Yakuza Apocalypse - http://www.screendaily.com/features/set-report-yakuza-apocalypse/5073091.article?blocktitle=SET-REPORT&contentID=41870 "Regular people who get bitten become yakuza [sporting tattoos] and overrun the city, while the real gangsters are thrown into chaos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted June 25, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 25, 2014 A couple of images have been released from the movie, definitely count me in for this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted June 25, 2014 Member Share Posted June 25, 2014 Love the look but I'm not sure how I feel about "mad dog" with yakuza tats.. Just doesn't fit him IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted June 25, 2014 Member Share Posted June 25, 2014 Holy shit, I don't care I want to see this now MADDOGG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted February 3, 2015 Author Member Share Posted February 3, 2015 Teaser: Qpfy-krafBg Website (empty so far): http://www.gokudo-movie.com/ Opens June 20 in Japan via wildgrounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted March 11, 2015 Author Member Share Posted March 11, 2015 There was a promo video on youtube a few weeks ago. It's been deleted now since it was there without Nikkatsu's permission, plus the quality was crappy. In any case, it had a totally different tone from the JP teaser; a lot darker and more violent. Of course it's hard to say what the film will be like, but I wouldn't be suprised if that Japanese teaser was mispresenting the film as something more playful that it really is. Happens a lot in Japan where most trailers try to make the film looks happy-go-lucky crowdpleaser to appeal to the mainstream crowd, even when the movie was a violent genre pic or an arthouse drama. I've actually missed many good films because of shitty trailers... Anyway, here's a few words about the film by someone who has seen it: http://oavian.blogspot.jp/2015/03/long-time-no-whatever.html "And as a film, it’s probably the best movie I’ve ever worked on. No matter how many times I watch it I find something new, or I just enjoy its great performances and bizarre situations..." "...I was over at Imagica the other day and finally got to see the film on a big screen. It looked even better. The movie has a film-ish quality to its look, giving it a kind of '70s sheen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted April 4, 2015 Author Member Share Posted April 4, 2015 PG-12. May suggest tons of CGI blood. Hmmm... - http://www.unitedcinemas.jp/sapporo/movie.php?movie=4669&from=movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted April 16, 2015 Author Member Share Posted April 16, 2015 JP Trailer 8hPKxeTni4k Opens the same day as Mad Max. Hmmm... which one to watch first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted April 16, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 16, 2015 ......Opens the same day as Mad Max. Hmmm... which one to watch first?Double feature - YA then Mad Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted April 16, 2015 Member Share Posted April 16, 2015 i take it we will get it at this years london film festival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted April 16, 2015 Member Share Posted April 16, 2015 It's a comedy? Oh no!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted April 16, 2015 Member Share Posted April 16, 2015 haven't checked the longer trailer..so it's pure comedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted April 23, 2015 Author Member Share Posted April 23, 2015 Here's an English subbed version of the trailer: http://kotaku.com/yakuza-movies-dont-get-more-bonkers-than-this-1699669867 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted May 22, 2015 Author Member Share Posted May 22, 2015 The first review just came out following the film's Cannes screening: Takashi Miike Buys License For Next Five Duds With Transcendently Batshit 'Yakuza Apocalypse' - http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cannes-review-takashi-miike-buys-license-for-next-five-duds-with-transcendently-batshit-yakuza-apocalypse-20150522 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted May 24, 2015 Author Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 More reviews: "Takashi Miike's martial arts extravaganza is foolish, transgressive, and just about the best fun you can have in a cinema" - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/yakuza-apocalypse/review/ "... two hours of this sort of random nonsense is at least half an hour too much—but it’s Miike at his most gleefully lunatic, and that’s always a hoot and a half." - http://thedissolve.com/features/postcards-from-cannes/1040-day-9-twist-endings/ "For all its manic energy, there aren't enough recreational drugs in the world to make Yakuza Apocalypse anything but a bloody silly bore. " - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/yakuza-apocalypse-gokudo-daisenso-cannes-797606? "...this mess of a film will have its fans, but I can’t say that it will make much headway outside the Miike hardcore. A very acquired taste." - http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/22/yakuza-apocalypse-review-berserk-mess-of-a-gangster-vampire-hybrid ...the most purely enjoyable of the director’s films for years... - http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/yakuza-apocalypse-review/5087662.article?blocktitle=REVIEWS&contentID=40296 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted May 24, 2015 Member Share Posted May 24, 2015 Can not wait for this. LOL at the hollywood reporter, you know for sure it ain't their kinda film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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