Fwd: An Incisive Afternoon with Director Takashi Miike

[Aaron Gerow]

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> From Gore to Westerns:
> An Incisive Afternoon with Director Takashi Miike
> Saturday, February 7
> 2:00 pm
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> Miike's 2001 film, Ichi the Killer.
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> From the gory horror of Audition (1999) to the spaghetti western  
> parodySukiyaki Western Django (2007) to the musical comedy The  
> Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Japan’s busiest film director  
> Takashi Miike has made over 50 films in the widest range of  
> possible genres. His razor-sharp, most absurd and yet entertaining  
> style of filmmaking makes him one of the most distinctive directors  
> working today, and this has brought a whole new type of  
> international, enthusiastic, young followers to contemporary  
> Japanese films. In this incisive afternoon, Miike will speak in  
> depth on his filmmaking behind-the scenes.
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> Followed by a reception.
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> Takashi Miike.
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> Takashi Miike
> Born in Osaka in 1960, Miike graduated from the Japan Academy of  
> Moving Images in Yokohama.  After assisting directors such as  
> Shohei Imamura and Hideo Onchi, he directed a number of Yakuza  
> movies on video and made a theatrical feature debut with Shinjuku  
> Triad Society in 1995.  His filmography includes more than 50 films  
> to date, and the latest film Yatterman is being released in Japan  
> in March.
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> Tickets:
> $11/$7 Japan Society members, seniors & students
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> Purchase tickets online or call the box office at 212.715.1258.
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> LOCATION:
> Unless noted otherwise, all programs will be held at Japan Society,  
> 333 East 47th Street at First Avenue, NYC.
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> This program is presented in association with Subway Cinema.
> Hotel accommodations are provided by The Kitano New York.
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