Synopsis

A father, who is a failed former television reporter tries to mount a documentary about violence and sex among youths..

Official Review

Director Takashi Miike is one of Japan’s most well known modern directors along with ‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano. Miike is easiest to be described as Martin Scoresese & Quentin Tarantino meets David Cronenberg with just a hint of John Waters?s style humor. Outside of Japan however Miike is virtually unknown despite the fact he has about 25+ feature films and several mini-series under his belt and that’s just dating back to 1996. What follows is a review of one of the 7 (!) movies Miike has made during 2001. …Read More