After “Shark Skin Man and the Peach Hip Girl”, director Katsuhito Ishii had established himself as one of the many new, unique voices within the Japanese film industry. The adaptation of Minetaro Mochizuki's manga also managed to raise some eyebrows internationally and displayed the filmmaker's style as well as the themes he wanted to talk about, namely the contrast of make-believe and reality, which has become quite blurry over time, especially due to the rise of social media. In his next project “Party 7”, Ishii would venture deeper into this theme, while also expanding his use of the language of cinema, creating yet another unique and creative feature about the lies we tell ourselves and others, and how they become real in the end.
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Chased by the members of his gang, Miki (Masatoshi Nagase) seeks refuge in the hotel New Mexico, a place well-hidden from any tourists and visitors,...
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Chased by the members of his gang, Miki (Masatoshi Nagase) seeks refuge in the hotel New Mexico, a place well-hidden from any tourists and visitors,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2013 Tuesday, January 7 *New* Broadcast Film Critics Association Celebration of Black Cinema House of Blues, West Hollywood It’s not just “12 Years a Slave,” “Fruitvale Station,” and “The Butler.” The Bfca’s Joey Berlin and Sam Rubin (co-Executive producers of this first time event) note that 40 notable films opened in 2013 primarily written, directed, and/or produced by black men and women. Stars of the doc “20 Feet From Stardom” will perform. Thursday, January 9 W Magazine Best Performances Issue Party 7 p.m., Chateau Marmont W’s Stefano Tonchi and Lynn Hirschberg, along with hospitality czar Andre Balazs, embroider their annual globes celebration.
- 1/3/2014
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
Shohei Manabe’s manga “Smuggler” makes it to the big screen courtesy of director Katsuhito Ishii, previously known for varied and off beat fare such as “A Taste of Tea”, the bizarre “Funky Forest: the First Contact” and the frankly crazed “Party 7”. With Ishii at the helm, the film is an unsurprisingly wild take on the Japanese yakuza genre, Satoshi Tsumabuki (“Waterboys”) starring as an unfortunate young man pulled into an oddball and extremely violent criminal underworld of crooks, corpse disposal and murderous assassins. The film starts off with Tsumabuki as Kinuta, a slacker who gave up on a not particularly promising acting career, forced to work as a smuggler in order to pay back his debt to a group of local heavies. Serving under veteran Joe (Nagase Masatoshi, “Sakuran”), his life gets complicated when the latest package on the back of their beat up truck turns out to...
- 11/26/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
What a weekend it was, a little more than 8 years ago. Probably my favorite film-related weekend ever, with Vital, Cha No Aji and Survive Style 5+ on the menu. All three films ended up in my personal top 100 and while Cha No Aji is ranked the lowest of the three, Katsuhito Ishii (My Darling Of The Mountains) his film remains one of the absolute highlights of the Japanese comedy. A true delight that elevates feel-good cinema to a whole new level and charms from start to finish.Cha No Aji was somewhat of a surprise. I was already familiar with Ishii's work, having watched Party 7 and Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl prior to this one. On top of that, I was...
- 6/29/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Donju is my kind of film. Nobody does colorfully retarded like the Japanese and all the promo material for Donju seemed to point in that particular direction. Director Hideaki Hosono has a background in directing commercials (think Gen Sekiguchi) and with Kankuro Kudo responsible the source material there was plenty of potential for a new personal favorite. Donju didn't get that far, but what remains is still highly enjoyable.
This type of colorful manga-come-to-life comedy, even though quite popular in the West, is not as common as you might presume. The last 15 years there have been a few prime examples getting good reviews over here (Survive Style 5+, Taste of Tea, Party 7, maybe even Cromartie High), but it never reached the stage where a group of true followers could launch it into a hype. And so we are left with one or two big films each year to quench...
This type of colorful manga-come-to-life comedy, even though quite popular in the West, is not as common as you might presume. The last 15 years there have been a few prime examples getting good reviews over here (Survive Style 5+, Taste of Tea, Party 7, maybe even Cromartie High), but it never reached the stage where a group of true followers could launch it into a hype. And so we are left with one or two big films each year to quench...
- 9/16/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The Gasparilla International Film Festival is right around the corner and tickets are going on sale via the Giff site. See ticket prices and events. For my loyal Tampa Bay readers, here's an overview to peruse, showing what events tickets are now being sold for. A listing of films that will be showing during the 4-day festival along with other events will be posted soon! For details, click the embedded links above.
Opening Night VIP Party & Screening
· March 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., VIP Party, Tampa Theatre
· March 18, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Screening, Tampa Theatre
Opening Night After Party
· March 18, 10:00 p.m., Raw Bar
VIP Reception, Jerry Springer & Premiere Screening
· March 19, 6:00 p.m., VIP Reception in Centro Ybor
· March 19, 5:00 p.m. Jerry Springer appearance, Centro Ybor
· March 19, 7:30 p.m., Muvico Ybor
“Street Dreams” Screening and Party
· March 19, Party 7:30 p.
Opening Night VIP Party & Screening
· March 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., VIP Party, Tampa Theatre
· March 18, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Screening, Tampa Theatre
Opening Night After Party
· March 18, 10:00 p.m., Raw Bar
VIP Reception, Jerry Springer & Premiere Screening
· March 19, 6:00 p.m., VIP Reception in Centro Ybor
· March 19, 5:00 p.m. Jerry Springer appearance, Centro Ybor
· March 19, 7:30 p.m., Muvico Ybor
“Street Dreams” Screening and Party
· March 19, Party 7:30 p.
- 3/3/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
The Gasparilla International Film Festival is right around the corner and tickets are going on sale via the Giff site. See ticket prices and events. For my loyal Tampa Bay readers, here's an overview to peruse, showing what events tickets are now being sold for. A listing of films that will be showing during the 4-day festival along with other events will be posted soon! For details, click the embedded links above.
Opening Night VIP Party & Screening
· March 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., VIP Party, Tampa Theatre
· March 18, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Screening, Tampa Theatre
Opening Night After Party
· March 18, 10:00 p.m., Raw Bar
VIP Reception, Jerry Springer & Premiere Screening
· March 19, 6:00 p.m., VIP Reception in Centro Ybor
· March 19, 5:00 p.m. Jerry Springer appearance, Centro Ybor
· March 19, 7:30 p.m., Muvico Ybor
“Street Dreams” Screening and Party
· March 19, Party 7:30 p.
Opening Night VIP Party & Screening
· March 18, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., VIP Party, Tampa Theatre
· March 18, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Screening, Tampa Theatre
Opening Night After Party
· March 18, 10:00 p.m., Raw Bar
VIP Reception, Jerry Springer & Premiere Screening
· March 19, 6:00 p.m., VIP Reception in Centro Ybor
· March 19, 5:00 p.m. Jerry Springer appearance, Centro Ybor
· March 19, 7:30 p.m., Muvico Ybor
“Street Dreams” Screening and Party
· March 19, Party 7:30 p.
- 3/3/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
Katsuhito Ishii, how far you’ve come. After his first two features - Shark Skin Man And Peach Hip Girl and Party 7 - many were tempted to simply write Ishii off as Japan’s answer to Quentin Tarantino. He was entertaining, sure, but it all seemed to be stuff we’d seen before, just mixed up and jammed back together in slightly different form. Not helping matters on that front was Tarantino coming out as a fan of the director and also hiring him to supervise the animation sequence in Kill Bill. Since then? All Ishii has done is establish himself as one of Japan’s most prolific, diverse and original talents with projects such as the upcoming anime feature Red Line, bizarre cult oddity Funky Forest and gentle observational comedies like The Taste of Tea and Yama No Anata (My Darling Of The Mountains). To put it bluntly,...
- 1/27/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
This could be you!
Great news North American Ollian fans! If you've been dreaming of the chance to actually meet the German men of your dreams, then your dreams may have just been answered! That's right — Jo Weil and Thore Scholermann, better known around here as Ollian (or Chrolli for some of you) are coming to North America as part of WinterPride, also known as Gay Ski Week, in Whistler, British Columbia.
All of the details after the jump!
This year's festivities take place from February 1 - 8 and Jo and Thore will be present from February 5th thru the 8th. The fellows are going to be involved in the following activities:
Thursday, Feb. 5th, United Colors of WinterPRIDE Fashion Show 8-11Pm (8-8:45 an opportunity to meet Jo and Thore for autographs) Friday, Feb. 6th - Tentative Ski experience with Jo & Thore, Village T-Dance from 3-6Pm and the...
Great news North American Ollian fans! If you've been dreaming of the chance to actually meet the German men of your dreams, then your dreams may have just been answered! That's right — Jo Weil and Thore Scholermann, better known around here as Ollian (or Chrolli for some of you) are coming to North America as part of WinterPride, also known as Gay Ski Week, in Whistler, British Columbia.
All of the details after the jump!
This year's festivities take place from February 1 - 8 and Jo and Thore will be present from February 5th thru the 8th. The fellows are going to be involved in the following activities:
Thursday, Feb. 5th, United Colors of WinterPRIDE Fashion Show 8-11Pm (8-8:45 an opportunity to meet Jo and Thore for autographs) Friday, Feb. 6th - Tentative Ski experience with Jo & Thore, Village T-Dance from 3-6Pm and the...
- 1/7/2009
- by michael
- The Backlot
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