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Takashi Miike

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Takashi Miike was born in the small town of Yao on the outskirts of Osaka, Japan. His main interest growing up was motorbikes, and for a while he harbored ambitions to race professionally. At the age of 18 he went to study at the film school in Yokohama founded by renowned director Shôhei Imamura, primarily because there were no entrance exams... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2014 Shin Yotsuya kaidan (pre-production)
 
2014 Mogura no uta (post-production)
 
2013 Shield of Straw
 
2012 Lesson of the Evil
 
2012 For Love's Sake
 
2012 Ace Attorney
 
2011 Q.P. (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (2011)
 
2011 Ninja Kids!!!
 
2011 Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
 
2010 13 Assassins
 
2010 Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
 
2009 Crows Zero II
 
2009 Yatterman
 
2008 God's Puzzle
 
2008 Kêtai sôsakan 7 (TV series)
– Ketai aruku!?/Tsunagaru kizuna (2008)
 
2007 Crows Zero
 
2007 Detective Story
 
2007 Sukiyaki Western Django
 
2007 Like a Dragon
 
2006 Sun Scarred
 
2006 Waru: kanketsu-hen (video)
 
2006 Waru
 
2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
– Imprint (2006)
 
2006 Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
 
2005 The Great Yokai War
 
2005 Ultraman Max (TV series)
 
2005 Demon Pond (video)
 
2004 Izo
 
2004 Three... Extremes (segment "Box")
 
2004 Paato-taimu tantei 2 (TV movie)
 
2004 Zebraman
 
2003 One Missed Call
 
2003 Negotiator (TV movie)
 
2003 Kikoku (video)
 
2003 Gozu
 
2003 The Man in White
 
2003 The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
 
2002 Paato-taimu tantei (TV movie)
 
2002 Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
 
2002 Pandoora (video)
 
2002 Shangri-La
 
2002 Shin jingi no hakaba
 
2002 Sabu (TV movie)
 
2002 Onna kunishuu ikki
 
2002 Dead or Alive: Final
 
2001 The Happiness of the Katakuris
 
2001 Agitator
 
2001 Ichi the Killer
 
2001 Visitor Q (video)
 
2001/II Family
 
2001 Zuiketsu gensô - Tonkararin yume densetsu
 
2001 Kikuchi-jô monogatari - sakimori-tachi no uta
 
2000 Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha
 
2000 The Guys from Paradise
 
2000 The City of Lost Souls
 
2000 Multiple Personality Detective Psycho - Kazuhiko Amamiya Returns (TV mini-series)
 
2000 Tsukamoto Shin'ya ga Ranpo suru (video documentary short)
 
1999 Tennen shôjo Man next: Yokohama hyaku-ya hen (TV movie)
 
1999 Sarariiman Kintarô
 
1999 Dead or Alive
 
1999 Audition
 
1999 Silver - shirubaa (video)
 
1999 Nihon kuroshakai
 
1999 Tennen shôjo Man (TV mini-series)
 
1998 Kishiwada shônen gurentai: Bôkyô
 
1998 Blues Harp
 
1998 Andromedia
 
1998 The Bird People in China
 
1997 Full Metal gokudô (video)
 
1997 Rainy Dog
 
1997 Jingi naki yabô 2 (video)
 
1997 Kishiwada shônen gurentai: Chikemuri junjô-hen
 
1996 Fudoh: The New Generation
 
1996 Kenka no hanamichi: Oosaka saikyô densetsu (video)
 
1996 Rakkasei: Piinattsu (video)
 
1996 Jingi naki yabô (video)
 
1996 Shin daisan no gokudô II (video)
 
1996 Shin daisan no gokudô - boppatsu Kansai gokudô sensô (video)
 
1995 Shinjuku kuroshakai: Chaina mafia sensô
 
1995 Naniwa yuukyôden (video)
 
1995 Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocolypse 2 (video)
 
1995 The Third Gangster (video)
 
1994 Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocolypse (video)
 
1994 Shinjuku autoroo (video)
 
1993 Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai 2 (video)
 
1993 Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai (video)
 
1993 Bodyguard Kiba (video)
 
1992 Ningen kyôki: Ai to ikari no ringu (video)
 
1992 Last Run: 100 Million Ten's Worth of Love & Betrayal (TV movie)
 
1991 Redi hantaa: Koroshi no pureryuudo (video)
 
1991 Toppuu! Minipato tai - Aikyacchi Jankushon (video)
 
Show ShowActor (18 titles)
2012 Aibô (TV series)
Yakuza
– Episode #10.16 (2012) … Yakuza
 
2009 Heart of a Samurai (TV series)
Torakage's henchman
– Iza, uijin (2009) … Torakage's henchman
 
2006 Animal Crossing: The Movie
Rakosuke
 
2005 Hostel
Miike Takashi
 
2005 Neighbour No. 13
Kaneda
 
2004 Otakus in Love
 
2003 Gokudô deka (video)
 
2003 Last Life in the Universe
Yakuza
 
2002 Koroshiya 1: The Animation Episode 0 (video)
Kakihara (voice)
 
2002 Shin jingi no hakaba
Restaurant gunman
 
2001 Agitator
Shinozaki
 
2001 Sexy Guards and Their Ripped Uniforms (video)
 
2000 Isola: Tajuu jinkaku shôjo
Disheveled man on a cart
 
1998 Yomigaeru kinrô 2 - fukkatsu-hen (video)
 
1997 Kishiwada shônen gurentai: Chikemuri junjô-hen
Man in red trousers getting beaten up by Riichi
 
1996 Kenka no hanamichi: Oosaka saikyô densetsu (video)
Stabbing victim
 
1995 Another Lonely Hitman
Drug Dealer (as Miike Dokomo)
 
1989 Black Rain
Factory Worker
 
1991 Shimanto River (first assistant director)
 
1990 Rônin-gai (assistant director)
 
1990 Peesuke: Gatapishi monogatari (assistant director)
 
1989 Black Rain (assistant director)
 
1988 Kujaku ô (assistant director: Japan)
 
1988 Tomorrow (assistant director)
 
1987 This Story of Love (assistant director)
 
1987 Zegen (assistant director)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2008 Kêtai sôsakan 7 (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode)
– Ketai aruku!?/Tsunagaru kizuna (2008) (supervising producer)
 
2005 Yakuza (video short) (executive producer)
 
2000 Tsukamoto Shin'ya ga Ranpo suru (video documentary short) (producer)
 
1995 Nanba kin'yû-den, Minami no teiô: Supesharu gekijô-ban (producer: Excellent Film)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2012 Lesson of the Evil (screenplay)
 
2007 Sukiyaki Western Django (written by)
 
2005 The Great Yokai War (screenplay)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2002 Gokudô seisen: Jihaado II (supervision)
 
2002 Gokudô seisen: Jihaado III (supervision)
 
2002 Gokudô seisen: Jihaado (supervision)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
2001/II Family
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 Django Unchained (special thanks)
 
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
2005 Hostel (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2011 Kokoro Yusabure! Sempai Rock You (TV series)
Himself
– Takashi Miike (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Fabulous Picture Show (TV series)
Himself
– 17 Girls (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Cannes Film Festival 2011 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 The 34th Annual Japan Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2010 No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
2009 Bokura no jidai (TV series)
Himself
– Yatterman (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Sukiyaki uesutan tte nanda? (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 I Am the Film Director of Love: An Interview with Takashi Miike (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Imprinting: The Making of 'Imprint' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Imperfect Beauty: Make Up and Special Effects of Imprint (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Hostel Dissected (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 Katanas yakuzas y cintas de video (TV documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miike Dokomo

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I'm happy that my films were discovered by chance by foreign film festivals. That makes me realise more that there is a world outside Japan too. For me, it's an occasion to meet many people and to experience directly the response of international audiences to my films. But for me as a director, my attitude towards making films hasn't changed with the fame... See more »

Trivia:

Speaks no English, but did his cameo in Hostel in English for Eli Roth, of whom he is a fan. His character in the end credits is listed as "Miike Takashi." See more »

Trademark:

His films are often very provocative, based on extreme violence and sexual taboos. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo