Dai Sako was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1971. After working successfully as a screenwriter, he made his directorial debut with Still Paradise (2005). His follow-up feature Running on Empty (2009) was shown at various international film festivals. The Chaplain (2018) marks his comeback as a director, after having returned to writing film scripts for some years.
On the occasion of “The Chaplain” being included in our Best Japanese Films of 2019 list, we speak with him about his cooperation with the late Ren Osugi, the death penalty and Christianity, the cast, the Japanese movie industry and many other topics.
I could not but start with the inevitable question, since “The Chaplain” was Ren Osugi’s last movie. How do you feel about that and how was your cooperation with him?
I had great respect for Mr. Osugi both as an actor and as a person. I took the project The Chaplain to Mr. Osugi first,...
On the occasion of “The Chaplain” being included in our Best Japanese Films of 2019 list, we speak with him about his cooperation with the late Ren Osugi, the death penalty and Christianity, the cast, the Japanese movie industry and many other topics.
I could not but start with the inevitable question, since “The Chaplain” was Ren Osugi’s last movie. How do you feel about that and how was your cooperation with him?
I had great respect for Mr. Osugi both as an actor and as a person. I took the project The Chaplain to Mr. Osugi first,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“Wherever we go…however far we walk…everything will stay the same.”
If we take a body of work as diverse as Takashi Miike, quite naturally one asks the question whether the director has a favorite. As Miike has repeatedly stated in the past, this particular honor goes to his 1998 film “Young Thugs: Nostalgia”, a prequel to “Young Thugs: Innocent Blood” released the year before and also based on the autobiographical novel by Riichi Nakabana. Considering films like “Blues Harp, “Ley Lines” and the “Dead or Alive”-series explored themes like origin, identity and growing up, the choice of this project, along with the finished product being Miike’s favorite film should not come as a surprise.
In general, both films, “Innocent Blood” and “Nostalgia”, define what has become the side of Miike, which is at times forgotten among the wildness of his other films, a tendency...
If we take a body of work as diverse as Takashi Miike, quite naturally one asks the question whether the director has a favorite. As Miike has repeatedly stated in the past, this particular honor goes to his 1998 film “Young Thugs: Nostalgia”, a prequel to “Young Thugs: Innocent Blood” released the year before and also based on the autobiographical novel by Riichi Nakabana. Considering films like “Blues Harp, “Ley Lines” and the “Dead or Alive”-series explored themes like origin, identity and growing up, the choice of this project, along with the finished product being Miike’s favorite film should not come as a surprise.
In general, both films, “Innocent Blood” and “Nostalgia”, define what has become the side of Miike, which is at times forgotten among the wildness of his other films, a tendency...
- 10/20/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.