While the chambara genre is generally associated with the likes of Akira Kurosawa and many others, the name of director Kihachi Okamoto is mentioned only occasionally, even though he probably made some of the most important entries into the genre. With titles such as “Seven Samurai” and “Rashomon” being associated with the samurai film, Okamoto would add a unique spin to the genre with often acidic and laconic humor or a world view which reflects the dark times his home country had to go through at the time his features were made. Some of his most influential works include “The Sword of Doom”, “The Human Bullet” and “Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo”, his entry into the popular “Zatoichi”-franchise, whereas his 1968 feature “Kill!” perhaps best sums up what constitutes Okamoto’s cinema.
Kill! is screening at Japan Society
In 1833 two men, Genta (Tatsuya Nakadai) and Hanjiro (Etsushi Takahashi) arrive in the town of Joshu.
Kill! is screening at Japan Society
In 1833 two men, Genta (Tatsuya Nakadai) and Hanjiro (Etsushi Takahashi) arrive in the town of Joshu.
- 8/26/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
From the team that brought you Hillbilly Bloodbath, Kill, Granny, Kill!, and award-winning film, “Stash” brings you “The Art of Killing.” Jacob Ennis is at it again with his latest collaboration with Gregory Brock. The latest film is an 80’s throwback horror film about TV personality Leland Moss, host of “Painting with Friends.”
Behind his sparkling personality are some very dark secrets and when a family of devout fans win a contest to meet their beloved icon, they may get more than they bargained for. They just may find that his first stroke will be their last. His weapon of choice is a Painter’s Palette welded with a saw blade attached. The film stars Jason Crowe as Leland Moss, Kayla Perkins, Dixie Gers, Ka’ssee Robinson, Matthew Barnett, Rayann Houghlin-Walker, Connor Holden, Deaton Gabbard, Drew Marvick, Roni Jonah, Timothy Curry, Heather Harlow, among many others.
It was recently announced that Paul Wiley,...
Behind his sparkling personality are some very dark secrets and when a family of devout fans win a contest to meet their beloved icon, they may get more than they bargained for. They just may find that his first stroke will be their last. His weapon of choice is a Painter’s Palette welded with a saw blade attached. The film stars Jason Crowe as Leland Moss, Kayla Perkins, Dixie Gers, Ka’ssee Robinson, Matthew Barnett, Rayann Houghlin-Walker, Connor Holden, Deaton Gabbard, Drew Marvick, Roni Jonah, Timothy Curry, Heather Harlow, among many others.
It was recently announced that Paul Wiley,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Japan Society is pleased to announce its fall lineup for Monthly Classics and Monthly Anime, kicking off on September 2, 2022 with a 35mm screening of Kihachi Okamoto’s satirical chambara, “Kill!”. 2006 anime classic “Tekkonkinkreet” will screen on September 16, featuring a Q&a with screenwriter Anthony Weintraub (“The Animatrix”). For October, Hideo Nakata’s 90s J-horror classic “Ringu” screens on October 7th followed by Mamoru Oshii’s rarely-screened 1985 ethereal masterpiece “Angel’s Egg” on October 14th. Monthly Anime continues on November 4th with a 35mm screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved “My Neighbor Totoro”.
Tickets: 15/12 students and seniors /5 Japan Society members.
Lineup and other details are subject to change.For complete information visit japansociety.org.
Kill!
Friday, September 2, 2022 at 7:00 Pm
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto, 1968, 114 min, 35mm, b&w. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi.
Kihachi Okamoto’s darkly satirical chambara opens in the midst of a pummeling windstorm on the outskirts...
Tickets: 15/12 students and seniors /5 Japan Society members.
Lineup and other details are subject to change.For complete information visit japansociety.org.
Kill!
Friday, September 2, 2022 at 7:00 Pm
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto, 1968, 114 min, 35mm, b&w. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi.
Kihachi Okamoto’s darkly satirical chambara opens in the midst of a pummeling windstorm on the outskirts...
- 8/20/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Guilty Gear has one of the more ridiculous storylines in fighting games. A beautiful-looking series with a fantastic cast of heroes and villains, the sci-fi anime aesthetic lends itself to some wacky concepts.
The broad strokes of the series aren’t all that bizarre, as it tells a pretty basic story overall. In a world where magic was discovered, three scientists accidentally unleashed a new type of species that led to a lengthy war between these creatures (Gears) and humanity. One scientist became a genocidal monster, one a grizzled anti-hero, and another a mysterious wildcard watching over everything. Eventually, the war ended and peace reigned, but the possibility of the war reigniting is a constant threat.
That’s not too out there on its own. Except the story also features a large vigilante doctor who wears a paper bag to hide his identity as a crazed serial killer. There’s...
The broad strokes of the series aren’t all that bizarre, as it tells a pretty basic story overall. In a world where magic was discovered, three scientists accidentally unleashed a new type of species that led to a lengthy war between these creatures (Gears) and humanity. One scientist became a genocidal monster, one a grizzled anti-hero, and another a mysterious wildcard watching over everything. Eventually, the war ended and peace reigned, but the possibility of the war reigniting is a constant threat.
That’s not too out there on its own. Except the story also features a large vigilante doctor who wears a paper bag to hide his identity as a crazed serial killer. There’s...
- 6/11/2021
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
The Mubi Podcast returns with a look at the longest-running film in Bollywood history, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (aka Ddlj). The episode features an exclusive interview with critic Anupama Chopra—who literally wrote the book on this classic rom-com. We’re happy to share an excerpt from said book, Ddlj: A Modern Classic.To listen to the episode and subscribe on your preferred podcast app, click here.Six"Tradition and Modernity, Fear and Comfort"Ddlj was a fortuitous meeting of talent and timing. In a complicated age, it offered uncomplicated solutions. In the 1990s, India underwent vertiginous rushes of change. Children interacted with foreign cultures and values as never before, and some of them put on Harley-Davidson jackets and affected a language of cool that was incomprehensible to their parents. The family faced the added pressures of both parents having to work, of the dissatisfactions of women and their desire for autonomy,...
- 6/10/2021
- MUBI
Killing someone is easy; covering up their death is not.
Alma and Bertram had their work cut out for them on Why Women Kill Season 2 Episode 3.
They share two dark secrets now, but that doesn't mean they're getting any closer in the process.
While I miss Jack Davenport on screen, his narration at the beginning of each episode sets the tone for the entire production.
It's quickly becoming my favorite part of the second season. While I don't need the explanation of what's to come, it's fun hearing it and then watching events unfold supporting the opening.
Alma tried being friends with 20 years, rebuffed at every turn. It's hard to imagine living next door to someone that long and never entering their house, especially in 1949 when being neighborly was a way of life.
Alma was torn between being eager to get rid of Mrs. Yost after her death and ensuring...
Alma and Bertram had their work cut out for them on Why Women Kill Season 2 Episode 3.
They share two dark secrets now, but that doesn't mean they're getting any closer in the process.
While I miss Jack Davenport on screen, his narration at the beginning of each episode sets the tone for the entire production.
It's quickly becoming my favorite part of the second season. While I don't need the explanation of what's to come, it's fun hearing it and then watching events unfold supporting the opening.
Alma tried being friends with 20 years, rebuffed at every turn. It's hard to imagine living next door to someone that long and never entering their house, especially in 1949 when being neighborly was a way of life.
Alma was torn between being eager to get rid of Mrs. Yost after her death and ensuring...
- 6/10/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Rafer Johnson, a Los Angeles legend who won the 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medal, helped organize the 1984 Games in L.A. and wrestled the gun from Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks. He was 86. His family confirmed the news but did not provide a cause of death.
Born on August 18, 1934, in Hillsboro, Texas, Johnson moved with his family to the San Joaquin Valley town of Kingsburg when he was 9 and became a four-sport high school star while working as a cotton picker with his father and siblings. The town’s middle school now is named in his honor.
Johnson already was a local hero at UCLA, where he would become student body president but faced racial discrimination, when he began to draw national attention as a decathlete. He broke the world record in 1955 and was the favorite at...
Born on August 18, 1934, in Hillsboro, Texas, Johnson moved with his family to the San Joaquin Valley town of Kingsburg when he was 9 and became a four-sport high school star while working as a cotton picker with his father and siblings. The town’s middle school now is named in his honor.
Johnson already was a local hero at UCLA, where he would become student body president but faced racial discrimination, when he began to draw national attention as a decathlete. He broke the world record in 1955 and was the favorite at...
- 12/2/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Nothing will ever be able to take away Bruce Willis‘ status as an iconic action hero, based entirely on the fact that he starred in Die Hard, which is arguably the finest ever entry in the genre’s long and illustrious history. As well as appearing in a further four sequels, the rapidly receding actor also went on to feature in box office hits and cult classics like The Last Boy Scout, The Fifth Element and Armageddon to name but three.
However, the 65 year-old is apparently determined now to torpedo his reputation by lending his name to a consistent string of terrible bargain basement action thrillers that occupy the darkest depths of the VOD market, many of which are so irredeemably awful that even Nicolas Cage would probably turn them down.
Willis is certainly keeping himself busy, though, showing up in no less than fourteen such efforts in the last five years alone,...
However, the 65 year-old is apparently determined now to torpedo his reputation by lending his name to a consistent string of terrible bargain basement action thrillers that occupy the darkest depths of the VOD market, many of which are so irredeemably awful that even Nicolas Cage would probably turn them down.
Willis is certainly keeping himself busy, though, showing up in no less than fourteen such efforts in the last five years alone,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
More than a year after its first season finale premiered, CBS All Access’ Why Women Kill anthology series has revealed some cast for Season 2: Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Allison Tolman (Fargo), and Nick Frost (Into the Badlands).
Created by Desperate Housewives‘ Marc Cherry, the darkly comedic Why Women Kill with its freshman run followed three women living in the same house in different decades — a housewife in the ‘60s (played by Ginnifer Goodwin), a socialite in the ‘80s (Lucy Liu) and a lawyer in 2019 (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) — as they each dealt with infidelity in their marriages.
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Created by Desperate Housewives‘ Marc Cherry, the darkly comedic Why Women Kill with its freshman run followed three women living in the same house in different decades — a housewife in the ‘60s (played by Ginnifer Goodwin), a socialite in the ‘80s (Lucy Liu) and a lawyer in 2019 (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) — as they each dealt with infidelity in their marriages.
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- 10/27/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The countdown goes on to the happiest day of the year for horror fans, and our friends at Shudder have been doing their part to make sure that your Halloween season is the best it can be in our current climate. Firm believers in 'no' good things must come to pass its Halloween all year round and the good times keep on coming next month. November will see the arrival of Australian war era Horror flick Blood Vessel, Korean supernatural horror Lingering, Alexandre O Philippe's doc Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist, indie horror Porno and for lovers of the classics a collection of Mario Bava's films: A Bay of Blood, Black Sabbath, Black Sunday, The Girl Who Knew Too Much, KIll...
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- 10/27/2020
- Screen Anarchy
In Kill Mode, years after a bacterium killed 31 million people, David Oscar must come out of hiding and face his past. He is tracked down by the remaining members of his former rebel group, who persuade him to take part in an important mission which they believe will lead to a cure for the infected and will destroy the pharmaceutical company they believe to be responsible for the sickness.
As they break into a secure facility expecting to find the cure, they discover a young girl who has been held captive and subjected to experiments for years. As David and his companions help her escape the company facility,...
As they break into a secure facility expecting to find the cure, they discover a young girl who has been held captive and subjected to experiments for years. As David and his companions help her escape the company facility,...
- 6/17/2020
- QuietEarth.us
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