And the Miike shall inherit the Earth

[Stephen Cremin]

Nagasaki has been around for a while and SHIKOKU wasn't his finest hour. 
When I was a younger, more tolerant man, I was a huge fan of HEART BEATING
IN THE DARK, his Super-8 feature from 1982 with Muroi Shigeru.  Rayns (who
programmes London) has always been loyal to Nagasaki so its inclusion
doesn't indicate whether or not its a return to form.  It was recently
released in Tokyo so perhaps someone on this list has an opinion before you
buy your Tokyo-price ticket in London.  I think British television may have
screened both HEART and THE ENCHANTMENT, his award-winning pyschological
thriller from 1989.

Stephen

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>From: "Jasper Sharp" <jasper_sharp at hotmail.com>
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: And the Miike shall inherit the Earth
>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:01:12 +0000
>

>A double whammy from Miike-san at this years London Film Festival too: ICHI 
>THE KILLER and DEAD OR ALIVE 2: BIRDS.
>
>Also showing is Imamura's latest, LUKEWARM WATER etc, Tomoyuki Furumaya's 
>BAD COMPANY and Shunichi Nagasaki's A TENDER PLACE (Yawaraka na Hoo).
>Does anyone know anything about the last of these? The director's previous 
>film, SHIKOKU, showed a lot of promise, but didn't quite delvier. This one 
>looks even more interesting.
>
>The Festival runs from 7th November to the 22nd.
>
>See website for details: http://www.rlff.com/db_world/cinema.cgi/homepage/
>
>Jasper Sharp
>
>Midnight Eye
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>>From: "Tom Mes" <china_crisis at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>>Subject: Takashi Miike's Agitator
>>Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:25:07
>>
>>The two-and-a-half hour AGITATOR, directed by Takashi Miike and described 
>>as
>>"an ensemble film about outlaws shot in documentary style with available
>>light" is receiving its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film
>>Festival in October, alongside Miike's horror musical KATAKURIKE NO KOFUKU
>>(which has been given the official English title THE HAPPINESS OF THE
>>KATAKURIS).
>>Here is the URL for the English-language site of the festival:
>>http://www.tiff-jp.net/e_index.html
>>
>>The site doesn't mention the production and distribution companies for
>>AGITATOR. Does anyone know?
>>
>>Tom
>>
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