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19th February 2008, 02:41 AM
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20th February 2008, 01:29 AM
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The cast of Akanbo shôjo also includes Gorô Noguchi, Takumi Saitô, Keisuke Horibe, Asami (who's also in Noboru Iguchi's The Machine Girl (Kataude mashin gâru)), Etsuko Ikuta, Atsuko Asano, and Itsuji Itao (who's also in Yoshihiro Nishimura's Tokyo Gore Police (Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu)).
Here's a synopsis for Akanbo shôjo from the YIFFF website: "A beautiful girl, Yoko, gets lost one night during an air raid and is taken in by an orphanage. Eventually, she is reunited with her own family and goes home to live with them. But there, an unexpected fate awaits her as she is subjected to horrific brutality from these people who are tortured by a past mistake. In the original comic series, the character 'Tamami' left many readers traumatized, and it is interesting to see how Yudai, a proven talent at adapting comics for the screen, chooses to portray her."
My apologies for posting so soon again about Akanbo shôjo, but the belowlinked page for the movie (which the info above is from) was just added today to the YIFFF website.
YIFFF: Akanbo shôjo
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1st May 2008, 02:09 PM
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Distribution rights for Akanbo shôjo are to be offered for sale by King Records at this year's Marché du Film in Cannes. |
12th May 2008, 11:18 PM
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The abovementioned Metal Samurai is scheduled to be screened at this year's Japanisches Filmfestival Hamburg on June 1st.
Here's a description of Metal Samurai from the YIFFF website: "This is the first of a series of films co-produced by Columbia Music Entertainment and the Toei Film Studio of Kyoto. Matsudaira Desunoshin is a ronin who has a crush on Omitsu, a young girl working at a eating-place called 'Otafuku'. With his detective friend, Heihachi, he frequents the diner but Omitsu remains totally unaware of his feelings; first, because he is shy - despite his wild looks - and second, because of a language barrier. But Desunoshin has an alternate identity... he is a heavy metal guitarist."
Metal Samurai trailer (Windows Media Video)
YouTube: Metal Samurai trailer page
Metal Samurai official website
YIFFF: Metal Samurai
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18th February 2009, 01:25 AM
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19th February 2009, 08:38 AM
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this is awesome!
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27th March 2009, 07:14 PM
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Yeah.... I don't buy many Japanese R2 discs just because of the cost... Well... that and the usual lack of English subtitles.
Luckily my income tax return came back.... and it was exactly the amount needed... right to the penny! I figure it has to be a sign.... and who is this lil' girl to diss the almighty "Spirits of Cheesy Movies"? 
Sooooo.... since it does have English subs....I decided to treat myself and ordered it up today... hopefully it'll be the creepy lil' blast the trailer makes it seem to be.....
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15th April 2009, 05:44 AM
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That was one insane movie. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
soundtrack and production value are particularity good.
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15th April 2009, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nekoneko
Yeah.... I don't buy many Japanese R2 discs just because of the cost... Well... that and the usual lack of English subtitles.
Luckily my income tax return came back.... and it was exactly the amount needed... right to the penny! I figure it has to be a sign.... and who is this lil' girl to diss the almighty "Spirits of Cheesy Movies"?
Sooooo.... since it does have English subs....I decided to treat myself and ordered it up today... hopefully it'll be the creepy lil' blast the trailer makes it seem to be..... |
lucky u just kidding... u're really like i'm looking forward to hear your opinion and i will wait for a cheap rls from taiwan or hk  |
16th April 2009, 09:30 PM
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The package just arrived from Japan today and I checked it quickly to confirm that, ..... Yes, indeed, the English subtitles are present and seem to be fairly good.
You'd never know that from the DVD sleeve though... there's no mention of them there at all.... (but then my ability to read Japanese is completely non-existent.  )
There isn't even an option to select them in the disc menu.... you have to turn them on by using the subtitle button on your DVD remote.
Anyway... it's "killer mutant baby" movie time for this girl tonight!! I'll pop back with my impressions tomorrow.
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17th April 2009, 06:35 PM
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Well, I watched "Tamami" last evening and was pleasantly entertained indeed.
The story is simple and follows a standard Gothic horror plot line.... You know the one... some young girl travels to the creepy mansion of her long lost relatives and finds that the family harbors a terrible secret.... There's the prerequisite creepy housekeeper... the insane wife pining for the loss of her cherished baby.... secret passages.... a tower full of medieval weapons and torture implements..... dangerous packs of wild dogs prowling the perimeter of the estate...... and of course, somebody wants the pretty young heroine dead in the worst way.
The story is simple indeed, but I don't think it will disappoint many. "Tamami" still manages to hit all the right tones and there are some truly striking visuals scattered throughout.... I particularly liked the final scenes with the house wrapped in flames, almost a perfect homage to all those old Roger Corman Poe inspired classics of the 60's....
The disc itself is excellent.... Presented in full 16:9 Widescreen with perfect English subtitles that display in the lower black bar, never intruding upon the image itself. There are nearly 50 chapters.... more than any disc I've ever seen, easily making skipping to scenes a breeze should the need arise.
Oh.... and I did eventually figure out how to turn the subtitles on.... Seems the Main menu has a Secondary submenu where they are located.... D'ohhh!! (Neko-chan is soooo embarassed about her appaling lack of fluency in Japanese....)
So, basically, I did truly enjoy this one, but for many the plot will be too simple and easy to figure out..... those still wishing to see it might be better advised to await the most cost concious eventual HK relese for this one. But if you are a Japanese horror fan, this disc is excellent and probably well worth it to the true collector.
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20th April 2009, 11:07 PM
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oh my god that was the worst movie i've seen this year. it was terrible!
and where was Asami? seriously, can someone tell me what was her role because i don't even remember her, and she was the reason i watched it in the first place!
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18th June 2009, 01:25 PM
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Cute Little Girl + Killer Mutant Baby = Splendid Slugfest to the DEATH!
A young girl arrives at her new mansion home, but must survive the attacks of a deadly mutant baby. This is based off of the works of Kazuo Umezu, and those who have seen the interesting short films within the "Manga Horror Theater" (2005) series know that such works are highly original and entertaining to boot. There's no denying the imaginative flare and entertainment value of "Wish", "House of Bugs", "Diet", and "Present." Even the weaker entries – "Snake Girl" and "Death Make" – were at least different and original.
It should not be surprising that "Tamami" has a number of similarities to "Wish" in terms of pitting a young child against an equally small (yet vicious) demonic entity. "Wish" started off slow but eventually provided a wild slugfest between a little boy and his possessed puppet. "Tamami" as a full length feature has the added advantage of providing greater visual eye-candy as well as a much healthier helping of violence. The cinematography is great and the mansion environment is sufficiently moody. The opening 20 minutes of visuals and scoring are really great, even mesmerizing. The soundtrack is eerily reminiscent of old school classics like "Halloween" and "Suspiria", but it isn't used often enough during the more climactic moments, in my opinion.
While starting off as a traditional creepy house endeavor, this morphs into a full-blown action-horror flick. The baby's got an ugly mug and has a short fuse. The filmmakers know this, so they do the right thing and toss in an absurdly long, extremely bloody slugfest between the little girl, the baby, and anyone else who's unlucky enough to get in the way. I kid you not, the final series of killings and attacks last a solid 40 minutes! Some of the death scenes are really cool too.
This is not a deep film by any means. Complex psychological and philosophical contemplations are unnecessary because "Tamami" relies heavily upon it's quirky setup, basic relationships, and suspense sequences. In this sense, it's an undeniable success that may not click with mainstream viewers very well. Why is that? Well, this film has a very playful, light aura of cheesiness that is somewhat difficult to pull off amidst the variety of serious overtones that surround it. If you're the kind of viewer who laughs giddily to the finale to "Evil Dead Trap", enjoys Hong Kong sorcery flicks of the early 1980s, or takes pleasure in the "Manga Horror Theater" series, then "Tamami" is right up your alley. I'm that kind of viewer, and I can honestly say that killer mutant babies occupy the same level of awesomeness as that of killer alien fetuses. Even more so when the filmmakers give me enough of what I want, and in the case of "Tamami", there's a LOT of mutant baby action.
This is a fun, wildly amusing movie that basically obliterates any American horror film from 2008 in terms of pure entertainment value. Oh yeah, when was the last time you saw an American girl under 13 years of age engage in acts of bloody violence with a mutant killer baby? Good luck sifting through all the lame torture flicks and remakes in your attempt to answer that riddle.
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