I have to admit that one of the pleasures I have been lately experiencing in my dealings with Asian cinema is the restoration/remastering of a number of movies from the past, particularly the ones that were quite hard to find nowadays. Banmei Takahashi's “Door”, which actually stars his wife, Keiko Takahashi, is definitely one of those movies, particularly because it uses tension and violence in order to make a number of sociopolitical comments.
“Door” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her little son, Takuto. Their lives go on in harmony, with the only issues being that Satoru is overworked and he does not have that much time for his family, and the annoying plethora of spam calls the couple receive on the phone, through the mail and by door-to-door salesmen. During a three day absence of Satoru,...
“Door” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her little son, Takuto. Their lives go on in harmony, with the only issues being that Satoru is overworked and he does not have that much time for his family, and the annoying plethora of spam calls the couple receive on the phone, through the mail and by door-to-door salesmen. During a three day absence of Satoru,...
- 7/2/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
'Beat Takeshi' goes rogue cop in his first self-directed feature, as Takeshi Kitano. It's excellent, a brutal tale with a fascinating lead character and a directorial style that compels one to watch -- it's never easy to know what will happen next. Violent Cop Blu-ray Film Movement 1989 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Sono otoko, kyobo ni tsuki / Street Date October 11, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Beat Takeshi, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shiro Sano, Shigeru Hiraizumi, Mikiko Otonashi, Hakuryu. Cinematography Yasushi Sasakibara Film Editor Nobutake Kamiya Original Music Daisaku Kume Written by Hisashi Nozawa, Takeshi Kitano Produced by Shozo Ichiyama, Toshio Nabeshima, Takio Yoshida Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I'm always on the lookout for certain movies I've heard recommended, or that have descriptions that intrigue me. When I saw a reference to Takeshi Kitano's Violent Cop, I knew I'd want to take a look. As happens so often with Japanese pictures,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I'm always on the lookout for certain movies I've heard recommended, or that have descriptions that intrigue me. When I saw a reference to Takeshi Kitano's Violent Cop, I knew I'd want to take a look. As happens so often with Japanese pictures,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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