Takashi Miike appreciation thread. - The director we most know for his horror movies.

[Alex Hogendorp]

Takashi Miike is a Japanese film director who is most famous for experimenting the horror genre with films such as Audition, Ichi the Killer, Visitor Q and Gozu but has a massive filmography with a wide array of genres. Even after the days I stopped being an edgelord, I still appreciate even his weirdest films as experimental works that go into the underbelly of humanity. Unlike extreme film directors who make their films extreme for the sake of being edgy (ex. August Underground, Vomit Gore Trilogy). I often find extreme cinema to be much more appreciable when it's done to flesh out the themes to create a strong philosophy revolving around these themes. Audition for example is one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen but I find it that way for the right reasons since it's about revealing the very darkest ends of humanity. Ichi the Killer (which is based on the manga) feels like a bittersweet story that makes fun of a desolate secular world, it's also a really funny movie too. Visitor Q is the one that weirded me out the most but I truly find it's intentions understandable for me as it revolves around how messed up a dysfunctional family could get. Gozu feels like a homage to Eraserhead which in my opinion is one of the best movies in extreme cinema.

 

[Kiwi Andy]

Visitor Q was garbage but I like most of his stuff. Audition is probably his best overall work. However, how can you make this thread without mentioning Imprint? Audition has some rough violence but the torture and abortion shit in Imprint sure is something: https://www.effedupmovies.com/imprint-2006/ It's also creepy af.

From Wikipedia:

It included graphic depictions of violence and aborted fetuses, but Miike believed he was staying within the boundaries of acceptability: "I thought that I was right up to the limit of what American television would tolerate. As I was making the film I kept checking to make sure that I wasn't going over the line, but I evidently misestimated."[2]

After previewing the episode, Mick Garris, the series creator and executive producer, requested that it be edited to tone down the content, but, despite some changes being made, Showtime felt it was too disturbing to air on television. The episode, scheduled to air January 27, 2006, was canceled and became the only one of the series to remain unaired in the United States.[1] It was shown, however, at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in Japan on 25 February 2006 and aired in the UK on Bravo (British TV channel) on 7 April 2006.[3][4]

 

[DuckofDoom]

Audition is fantastically disturbing. I also really enjoyed 13 Assassins, I highly recommend it if you enjoy samurai movies.

 

[I Love Beef]

I liked his guest appearance in No More Heroes. I also had a DVD of Gozu, but I lost it. Thanks for reminding me to get some more viewing of his work in my life.