by Palomo Lin-Linares
Mangaka Shuzo Oshimi tells of an episode from his youth in which he hid in a unisex bathroom with a mirror (his intentions were obvious). More specifically, he tells of the tight-chestedness he experienced upon realizing the distastefulness of his actions, and the feeling of shame which soon followed. This embarrassing anecdote, which inspired “The Flowers of Evil,” is told in the afterword of the manga's first volume. This sincerity on the part of Oshimi, his dedication to laying bare any source of shame, gives his work the feeling that all the events have been lived, and are being recreated by the author with nothing but accuracy and candidness in mind. This honesty is what elevates “The Flowers of Evil” beyond your average daytime drama or angsty serial, into something far more heartfelt, yet still perverted.
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Mangaka Shuzo Oshimi tells of an episode from his youth in which he hid in a unisex bathroom with a mirror (his intentions were obvious). More specifically, he tells of the tight-chestedness he experienced upon realizing the distastefulness of his actions, and the feeling of shame which soon followed. This embarrassing anecdote, which inspired “The Flowers of Evil,” is told in the afterword of the manga's first volume. This sincerity on the part of Oshimi, his dedication to laying bare any source of shame, gives his work the feeling that all the events have been lived, and are being recreated by the author with nothing but accuracy and candidness in mind. This honesty is what elevates “The Flowers of Evil” beyond your average daytime drama or angsty serial, into something far more heartfelt, yet still perverted.
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- 6/8/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Noboru Iguchi is a director and screenwriter. He was born in 1969 and he began his career in the 1990s as a director of porno films. His “Kurushime-san” of 1997, which combined horror and black comedy, revealed his interest in extreme genre cinema. The titles of his next films confirmed this passion – his filmography contains “A Larva to Love”, “Cat-Eyed Boy”, the famous “The Machine Girl” about a girl with an arm replaced with a machine gun, “Zombie Ass” and “Karate-Robo Zaborgar”. Starting with “Flowers of Evil” his filmography started taking a more “serious” turn, although the extremity never abandoned a filmmaker that now counts more than 70 titles as a director.
On the occasion of the release of his two latest films, “Tales of Bliss and Heresy” and “Idol Never Dies”, we speak with him about his personal trauma, the messages he wanted to convey, idols, Bataille, and many other topics.
“Tales...
On the occasion of the release of his two latest films, “Tales of Bliss and Heresy” and “Idol Never Dies”, we speak with him about his personal trauma, the messages he wanted to convey, idols, Bataille, and many other topics.
“Tales...
- 3/20/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
It is one of the biggest truths of international cinema, that the level (of extremity if you prefer) the highschool drama has reached in the Japanese movie industry, in actually unparalleled, with films that range from “Confessions” to “Flowers of Evil”, from “Crows Zero” to “Liverleaf” and from “Assassination Classroom” to “Lesson of the Evil, including everything between. Hideo Jojo, who has mainly worked in adult films, in an adaptation of the manga series “Joshikosei ni Korosaretai” by Usamaru Furuya, presents another testament to the fact.
“To Be Killed by a High School Girl” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The absurdity here mostly revolves around the main protagonist, Haruto Higashiyama, a young, smart, and handsome history teacher, whose appearance in Niitaka High School has made him immediately popular with his students, and particularly the female ones. Higashiyama, however, harbors a rather dark secret, since his biggest dream is...
“To Be Killed by a High School Girl” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The absurdity here mostly revolves around the main protagonist, Haruto Higashiyama, a young, smart, and handsome history teacher, whose appearance in Niitaka High School has made him immediately popular with his students, and particularly the female ones. Higashiyama, however, harbors a rather dark secret, since his biggest dream is...
- 3/17/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“Corporate wage slave Takahashi has never had a girlfriend — until he tries out a dating app and finds what seems to be the perfect match. Pretty, young, and successful, Nanase’s got it all…except for sanity! Nanase’s had her eyes on Takahashi for a long time and is willing to give him everything he wants, whether he likes it or not. A different kind of love comedy is about to unfold!” (Mangamo)
Nanase-san’s Crazy Love Obsession
Is Available on the Mangamo App
*This review covers the first five chapters of the release.
In the realm of mature psychological manga, there are not many tropes more terrifying than an individual with drive and means to control someone’s life (yandere in this case but not exclusive statement by gender). Certainly, creators like Oshimi Shuzo and series such as “Scum’s Wish” and “Love and Heart” have proven the formula...
Nanase-san’s Crazy Love Obsession
Is Available on the Mangamo App
*This review covers the first five chapters of the release.
In the realm of mature psychological manga, there are not many tropes more terrifying than an individual with drive and means to control someone’s life (yandere in this case but not exclusive statement by gender). Certainly, creators like Oshimi Shuzo and series such as “Scum’s Wish” and “Love and Heart” have proven the formula...
- 2/25/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
This year has given us many reasons to celebrate being a manga fan whether it be; Yen Press moving into releasing notable titles in hardcover, digital releases from Star Fruit Books helping bring more recognition to independent mangakas’, or Hollows Press‘s continued commitment to releasing high quality limited runs of underground comics. It also marks Amp’s first full year of providing manga reviews to our readers. As such, we have decided to compile a list of our ten favorite manga titles published this year.
1. My Broken Mariko by Waka Hirako (Yen Press)
Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko’s life-and Tomoyo’s too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko’s death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best...
1. My Broken Mariko by Waka Hirako (Yen Press)
Tomoyo Shiino has stood by her friend Mariko through years of abuse, abandonment, and depression. However horrific her circumstances, their friendship has been the one reassuring constant in Mariko’s life-and Tomoyo’s too. That is, until Tomoyo is utterly blindsided by news of Mariko’s death. In life, Tomoyo felt powerless to help her best...
- 12/8/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
In order to control his sexual desires, a young troubled student named Zen gets his fix from taking up-skirt photos of schoolgirls. However, when he is caught in the act by the strong willed Ayame, she takes him to a rooftop and begins to humiliate him using rope bondage. This first encounter leads to continuous torment, pushing the girl’s vengeance into using any opportunity to tie up her subject and threaten him with public exposure.
Denpa books, although having limited titles currently available, have made some interesting acquisitions, including titles such as “Super-Dimensional Love Gun” and “Inside Mari”. For those unfamiliar with those works, both series are geared towards a mature audience, through explicit content and in approaching difficult subject matters. Furthermore, both of the editions feature artists who are known for being able to present stylized and detailed art. In comparison, “Pleasure and Corruption” from...
Denpa books, although having limited titles currently available, have made some interesting acquisitions, including titles such as “Super-Dimensional Love Gun” and “Inside Mari”. For those unfamiliar with those works, both series are geared towards a mature audience, through explicit content and in approaching difficult subject matters. Furthermore, both of the editions feature artists who are known for being able to present stylized and detailed art. In comparison, “Pleasure and Corruption” from...
- 6/14/2020
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The Finnish film and music-video director is currently working on two features and a six-episode TV series commissioned by C More. Nurmijärvi-born film and music-video director Antti J Jokinen, best known for his previous films Flowers of Evil (2016), The Midwife (2015) and Purge (2012), is now developing two 90-minute features, entitled Omerta 6/12 and Omerta 7/12, alongside a six-part TV series set in the same universe, entirely based on Ilkka Remes’ 2006 novel 6/12. All of the projects, commissioned by Sweden's C More, will commence principal photography in autumn-winter 2020. The story has been adapted for the big and small screen by the director himself along with co-writer Mika Karttunen (the Vares saga). In detail, the series follows a top European special unit called “Omerta” and their operations taking place in Helsinki, Moscow, Brussels and Minsk. It kicks off as a hostage-thriller, when a Serbian terrorist group carries out...
- 12/16/2019
- Cineuropa - The Best of European Cinema
Sf Studios has boarded Nordic distribution and worldwide sales rights to a pair of action-thriller films and a series based on Ilkka Remes’ bestselling novel “6/12,” which will be directed by Antti J. Jokinen (“Flowers of Evil”) and headlined by Jasper Pääkkönen.
Titled “Omerta,” the new Finnish franchise will be produced by the banner Cinematic and will revolve around a secret unit of European special forces. The two feature films will be titled “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12,” and will be released in the fall of 2021 and 2022 by Sf Studios across Scandinavia. The TV series has been ordered by C More in Sweden.
“Omerta 6/12” begins as a hostage thriller, with a Serbian terrorist group executing a coordinated attack on the presidential reception ball on Dec. 6, Finland’s Independence Day. The storylines of “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12” will take place in Helsinki, Moscow, Brussels and Minsk, and will be shot in several languages, including Finnish,...
Titled “Omerta,” the new Finnish franchise will be produced by the banner Cinematic and will revolve around a secret unit of European special forces. The two feature films will be titled “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12,” and will be released in the fall of 2021 and 2022 by Sf Studios across Scandinavia. The TV series has been ordered by C More in Sweden.
“Omerta 6/12” begins as a hostage thriller, with a Serbian terrorist group executing a coordinated attack on the presidential reception ball on Dec. 6, Finland’s Independence Day. The storylines of “Omerta 6/12” and “Omerta 7/12” will take place in Helsinki, Moscow, Brussels and Minsk, and will be shot in several languages, including Finnish,...
- 12/11/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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