Miike cut

[Graeme Lennon]

Abortion? An American TV station? I think we've found our answer.

g.

Colin Geddes wrote:
> I don't think it is the level of violence that is the reason, but rather
> the topic of abortion has more to do with it being pulled. 
> 
> OR it could be a publicity plot to sell more dvds when the series gets
> released...
> 
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> On 19-Jan-06, at 9:36 PM, <drainer at mpinet.net
> <mailto:drainer at mpinet.net>> <drainer at mpinet.net
> <mailto:drainer at mpinet.net>> wrote:
> 
>> Showtime Beyond frequently plays Japanese horror movies, along with
>> all sorts of other material deemed tasteless for some. Maybe there is
>> something being left out of this story.
>>
>> -d
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <tim.iles at utoronto.ca
>> <mailto:tim.iles at utoronto.ca>>
>> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>> <mailto:KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 6:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: Miike cut
>>
>>
>>> My feeling, too, is that Miike's portion probably contained material too
>>> graphic for broadcast--after all, _Koroshiya ichi_, _Audition_, to name
>>> two obvious examples that spring first to mind, both contained scenes
>>> that
>>> were rather--indelicate? (^_^)
>>>
>>>
>>> Tim Iles
>>> UVic
>>>
>>> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Jim Harper wrote:
>>>
>>>> That's an exceptionally harsh judgement, both about the other
>>>> directors and Showtime. Garris himself seems to have no problem with
>>>> the quality of Miike's contribution, and it doesn't sound too
>>>> far-fetched to suggest that Showtime felt it was too extreme.
>>>>
>>>>   If you don't mind me asking, which are Miike's fantastic horror films?
>>>>
>>>>   Jim.
>>>>
>>>> jerry turner <dr_pluto at yahoo.com <mailto:dr_pluto at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>>>   Yeah, I guess Miike, a man who has made a dozen or so
>>>> fantastic horror
>>>> films, isn't up to the standards of a John Landis who
>>>> has never done
>>>> anything worth a crap or Tobe Hooper, a guy who's
>>>> first film was good. .
>>>> . 30 years ago. Miike was the token non white anyway.
>>>> . .
>>>>
>>>> Aaron Gerow wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Dave Kehr reports in today's New York times that
>>>> Miike Takashi's
>>>> > contribution to the pay-cable channel Showtime's
>>>> "Master of Horror"
>>>> > series has been cut.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/arts/television/19horr.html
>>>> >
>>>> > The episode has been made, but it did not fit
>>>> Showtime's standards for
>>>> > broadcast, so it will be released directly to DVD.
>>>> >
>>>> > Aaron Gerow
>>>> > KineJapan owner
>>>> >
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>>>> > Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and
>>>> Literatures
>>>> > Yale University
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