Takashi Miike


  • Date of Birth: 24 August, 1960
  • Place of Birth: Yao, Osaka, Japan
  • Biography: Takashi Miike (三池 崇史, Miike Takashi) (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions.

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OVER the course of a prolific career, Japanese film-maker Takashi Miike has dived unflinchingly into the darker side of humanity. In Audition (1999), a young woman amputates a suitor's foot with thin, sharp wire and in Ichi The Killer (2001),... ... Full Article

"The new award is something we can only do at Skip City," Takizawa said, "we don't have the tourist appeal of other locations, but the film festival is held around the site of a digital movie production facility." ... Full Article

Takashi Miike is the cinematic equivalent of a machine: He makes about a couple of movies every year, resulting in a prolific directorial resume of over 75 projects since his start back in the early '90s (impressive!). ... Full Article

The sequel to the 2008 hit saw 681,000 admissions from 729 screens, the widest ever for a non-Japanese Asian film. The Friday opening and screen count is on par with major Hollywood releases and represents a large increase from part... ... Full Article

In addition to improvements made to the original six studios and outside set, first opened in 1946, two new high-ceiling 500 square-metre (5,381 square-foot) studio spaces have been constructed. ... Full Article

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