As is the tendency in Japanese cinema, particularly during the last decade, another very popular manga/anime is adapted into a live-action movie, in a trend that has produced both great films and huge blunders (Attack on Titan). Let us see what category does “Tokyo Ghoul” falls under.
The story takes place in a world infested by Ghouls, vampire-like creatures that look like humans but are actually monsters, that feed solely on human flesh. The problems instigated by them are so significant that the police has introduced a special branch that deals exclusively with them, with Kureo Mado and his assistant, Kotaro Amon being the enforcers. This world suddenly collapses upon Ken Kaneki, a university student who finally manages to get a date with Rize Kamishiro, only to find that she is a ghoul. In the extreme series of events that follow, Ken transforms into a hybrid of human and ghoul,...
The story takes place in a world infested by Ghouls, vampire-like creatures that look like humans but are actually monsters, that feed solely on human flesh. The problems instigated by them are so significant that the police has introduced a special branch that deals exclusively with them, with Kureo Mado and his assistant, Kotaro Amon being the enforcers. This world suddenly collapses upon Ken Kaneki, a university student who finally manages to get a date with Rize Kamishiro, only to find that she is a ghoul. In the extreme series of events that follow, Ken transforms into a hybrid of human and ghoul,...
- 2/3/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The “obsession” with the 80’s never actually ceased in the 21st century, and Japan could not be an exception, with “Initiation Love” being a testament to the fact. The script is based on the homonymous novel by Kurumi Inui, although Yukihiko Tsutsumi took some liberties with the original.
The film is portrayed in the classic music format of an “A-b sided cassette tape”, with the story completely changing setting and style half through the movie.
“Initiation Love” is part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Suzuki is a university student in Shizuoka, who is the personification of the “loser”. He is fat, kind of ugly, dresses like a nerd, has almost no friends, and cannot even think about a girlfriend. His luck, however, changes, when he agrees to accompany some of his fellow students in a party, where he is actually just invited in order to even the number with the girls coming.
The film is portrayed in the classic music format of an “A-b sided cassette tape”, with the story completely changing setting and style half through the movie.
“Initiation Love” is part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Suzuki is a university student in Shizuoka, who is the personification of the “loser”. He is fat, kind of ugly, dresses like a nerd, has almost no friends, and cannot even think about a girlfriend. His luck, however, changes, when he agrees to accompany some of his fellow students in a party, where he is actually just invited in order to even the number with the girls coming.
- 1/6/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In 2002, on a night in Berlin filled with alcohol, producer Shinya Kawai (The Ring), challenged directors Ryuhei Kitamura and Yukihiko Tsutsumi to a duel in filmmaking, with a number of peculiar rules:
1. The duration of the films ought to be 60 minutes, plus or minus 10 minutes.
2. The film could not be R rated.
3. The entire story was to be shot on a single set.
4. It could not have more than two characters
5. Kitamura was to cast male and Tsutsumi female protagonists
6. The movie was to be completed in a week, with an equal and miniscule budget
7. At least one of the characters was to die
The venture’s name was Dual Project, and the two films that were created were “Aragami” and “2Ldk”. The films were screened on successively, and, at the end of the screening, the spectators were asked to choose the movie they preferred. Unfortunately the result never became...
1. The duration of the films ought to be 60 minutes, plus or minus 10 minutes.
2. The film could not be R rated.
3. The entire story was to be shot on a single set.
4. It could not have more than two characters
5. Kitamura was to cast male and Tsutsumi female protagonists
6. The movie was to be completed in a week, with an equal and miniscule budget
7. At least one of the characters was to die
The venture’s name was Dual Project, and the two films that were created were “Aragami” and “2Ldk”. The films were screened on successively, and, at the end of the screening, the spectators were asked to choose the movie they preferred. Unfortunately the result never became...
- 1/5/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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