Takashi Miike

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Takashi Miike (2011)

Takashi Miike ( Japanese 三 池 崇 史 Miike Takashi ; born August 24, 1960 in Yao , Osaka Prefecture ) is a Japanese director , film producer , screenwriter and actor . Miike is considered extremely productive. Since his debut in 1991 he has made 100 cinema, video and TV productions so far. Many of his films show cartoon-like , often obscene scenes of violence and abstract bloodbaths; the focus is mostly on merciless criminals and antiheroes. In particular, Miike deals with the topic of yakuza .

Life

youth

Miike comes from Yao, a place with many immigrants, mainly from Korea, and workers. His grandfather was stationed in China and Korea during World War II , and his father was born in Seoul . He worked as a welder, Miike's mother as a seamstress.

The city was characterized by poverty, so that many people worked for the yakuza . In an interview, Miike said that several of his schoolmates were children of Yakuza and added: “ I know several Yakuza personally. These are people like you and me. You just have a different way of communicating […] ”.

While in high school, he made contact with a group of motorcycle fans who regularly held races. He commented on the frequent deaths as follows:

“ Before the race you talked to a friend and a few minutes later he was dead. Two or three people died in motorcycle accidents every year. "

He gave up his dream of becoming a professional motorcyclist when one of his most talented friends only managed to get an average result in a professional race and Miike realized that his performance was not enough.

Way to television

By chance he heard a radio advertisement from the "Yokohama Technical School for Funk and Film" and since there was no entrance examination for this school, he applied. He moved to Yokohama and worked to finance his studies in a nightclub frequented by American GIs . Since the lessons seemed too abstract to him, he only attended school irregularly. A television producer was looking for an assistant at school to help produce a game show for no salary. Since all of Miike's classmates were busy with their theses, the school passed the job on to Miike. So he started working on the series Black Jack .

The permanent employees had fixed working hours because they were represented by a union . Therefore, the freelancers had to work overtime on unfinished business. Miike was appalled by the full-time employees who, in his opinion, prefer to live a comfortable life and produce uninteresting films for it. So he decided he never wanted to work for a manufacturing company.

Way to the movie

Miike continued to work as a freelancer for various television series, which were also produced by various film companies. For the employees of the film industry, Miike developed antipathies relatively quickly because he considered them arrogant and untalented. So he decided to stick with television. After he had worked as a freelancer on television dramas for about ten years, partly as a co-director, he came together with Shōhei Imamura , the founder of the film school in Yokohama. Imamura was looking for three assistant directors for his film Zegen and hired him as the third.

After that he continued working for the film. After two years he worked again with Imamura for the film Black Rain . In this film he played a small supporting role for the first time. At the beginning of the 1990s there was a boom in direct-to-video productions: This gave new directors the opportunity to produce and distribute their own films. The offer was made to Miike that he could produce the film Eyecatch Junction . During the preparation time for the film, he received the offer to replace a director in the film Lady Hunter . He agreed and shot Lady Hunter within two months before starting Eyecatch Junction .

reception

Miike gained worldwide fame in 2000 through the horror drama Audition and the Yakuza film Dead or Alive , both of which premiered at international film festivals.

2001 Ichi the Killer ,producedby Hideo Yamamoto based on a manga of thesame name, became a controversial hit. The BBFC refusedto showthe filmuncutin Great Britain , 15 minutes were missingin Hong Kong , and in the USA it was shown uncut, albeit without youth approval.

" With a variety of handwriting, speeds, and narrative modes, auteur filmmaker Miike [...] is obsessed with an infectious, if sometimes baffling, enthusiasm for the possibilities of cinema ." - A. O. Scott, The New York Times
“ One of the [...] most innovative and unpredictable directors in the world. “- Jamie Russell, BBC

In 2017 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1991: Eyecatch Junction ( 突 風！ ミ ニ パ ト 隊 ア イ キ ャ ッ チ ・ ジ ャ ン ク シ ョ ン , Toppū! Minipato tai - Aikyatchi Jankushon , Video Production)
  • 1991: Lady Hunter ( レ デ ィ ハ ン タ ー 殺 し の プ レ ュ ー ド , Redi hantā: Koroshi no pureryūdo , Video Production)
  • 1992: A Human Murder Weapon ( 人間 兇器 愛 と 怒 り の リ ン グ , Ningen kyōki: Ai to ikari no ringu , Video Production)
  • 1993: Bodyguard Kiba ( ボ デ ィ ガ ー ド 牙 , Bodigādo Kiba , Video Production)
  • 1993: We're No Angels ( 俺 達 は 天使 じ ゃ な い , Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai , Video Production)
  • 1993: We're No Angels 2 ( 俺 達 は 天使 じ ゃ な い 2 , Oretachi wa tenshi ja nai 2 , Video Production)
  • 1994: Bodyguard Kiba - Combat Apocalypse ( 修羅 の 黙 示 録 ボ デ ィ ー ガ ー ド 牙 , Shura no mokushiroku: Bodigādo Kiba , Video Production)
  • 1994: Shinjuku Outlaw ( 新宿 ア ウ ト ロ ー , Shinjuku autorou , Video Production)
  • 1995: Bodyguard Kiba - Combat Apocalypse 2 ( 修羅 の 黙 示 録 2 ボ デ ィ ー ガ ー ド 牙 , Shura no mokushiroku 2: Bodigādo Kiba , Video Production)
  • 1995: Osaka Tough Guys ( な に わ 遊侠 伝 , Naniwa yūkyōden , Video Production)
  • 1995: Shinjuku Killers ( 新宿 黒 社会 チ ャ イ ナ ・ マ フ ィ ア 戦 争 , Shinjuku kuroshakai: Chaina mafia sensō )
  • 1996: The Third Yakuza, Part I ( 新 ・ 第三 の 極 道 勃 発 関 西 極 道 ウ ォ ー ズ ！！ , Shin daisan no gokudō: boppatsu Kansai gokudō sensō , Video Production)
  • 1996: The Third Yakuza, Part II ( 新 ・ 第三 の 極 道 II , Shin daisan no gokudō II , Video Production)
  • 1996: Ambition without Honor ( 仁義 な き 野 望 , Jingi naki yabō , Video Production)
  • 1996: Peanuts ( ピ イ ナ ッ ツ 落 華 星 , Piinattsu: Rakkasei , Video Production)
  • 1996: The Way to Fight ( 喧嘩 の 花道 大阪 最強 伝 説 , Kenka no hanamichi: Ōsaka saikyō densetsu , Video Production)
  • 1996: Fudoh: The New Generation ( 極 道 戦 国 志 不 動 , Gokudō Sengokushi: Fudō )
  • 1997: Young Thugs: Innocent Blood ( 岸 和田 少年 愚 連隊 血 煙 り 純情 篇 , Kishiwada shōnen gurentai: Chikemuri junjō-hen )
  • 1997: Ambition without Honor 2 ( 仁義 な き 野 望 2 , Jingi naki yabō 2 , Video Production)
  • 1997: Rainy Dog ( 極 道 黒 社会 , Gokudō kuroshakai )
  • 1997: Full Metal Yakuza (FULL METAL 極 道 , Full Metal gokudō )
  • 1998: The Bird People in China ( 中国 の 鳥 人 , Chūgoku no chōjin )
  • 1998: Andromedia ( ア ン ド ロ メ デ イ ア andromedia, Andromedia )
  • 1998: Blues Harp (HARP BLUES, blues harp )
  • 1998: Young Thugs: Nostalgia ( 岸 和田 少年 愚 連隊 望 郷 , Kishiwada shōnen gurentai: Bōkyō )
  • 1999: Audition ( オ ー デ ィ シ ョ ン , Ōdishon )
  • 1999: Silver ( シ ル バ ー SILVER, Silver: shirubā , Video Production)
  • 1999: Ley Lines ( 日本 黒 社会 , Nihon kuroshakai )
  • 1999: Salaryman Kintaro ( サ ラ リ ー マ ン 金太郎 , Sararīman Kintarō )
  • 1999: Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪 者 , Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha )
  • 2000: City of Lost Souls ( 漂流 街 THE HAZARD CITY, Hyōryū-gai: The Hazard City )
  • 2000: The Guys from Paradise - The Hell of Manila ( 天国 か ら 来 た 男 た ち , Tengoku kara kita otoko-tachi )
  • 2000: Dead or Alive 2 (DEAD OR ALIVE 2 逃亡者 , Dead or Alive 2: Tōbōsha )
  • 2001: Kikuchi Castle Stories: Song of the Sakimori-Guardians ( 鞠 智 城 物語 防 人 た ち の 唄 , Kikuchi-jō monogatari: sakimori-tachi no uta , Short Movie)
  • 2001: Asshole Fantasies: Open Ton Dream Legend ( 隧 穴 幻想 ト ン カ ラ リ ン 夢 伝 説 , Zuiketsu gensō: Tonkararin yume densetsu , Short Movie)
  • 2001: Family (FAMILY)
  • 2001: Visitor Q ( ビ ジ タ ー Q , Bijitā Q )
  • 2001: Ichi the Killer ( 殺 し 屋 1 , Koroshiya 1 )
  • 2001: Agitator ( 荒 ぶ る 魂 た ち , Araburu tamashii-tachi )
  • 2001: The Happiness of the Katakuris ( カ タ ク リ 家 の 幸福 , Katakuri-ke no kōfuku )
  • 2002: Dead or Alive: Final (DEAD OR ALIVE 完結 編 , Dead or Alive: kanketsu-hen )
  • 2002: Woman - National Uprising ( お ん な 国 衆 一 揆 , Onna kunishū ikki , Short Movie)
  • 2002: Shangri-La ( 金融 破滅 ニ ッ ポ ン 桃源 郷 の 人 々 , Kin'yū hametsu Nippon: Tōgenkyō no hito-bito )
  • 2002: Takashi Miikes Graveyard of Honor ( 新 ・ 仁義 の 墓 場 , Shin jingi no hakaba )
  • 2002: Deadly Outlaw Rekka ( 実 録 ・ 安藤 昇 侠 道 伝 烈火 , Jitsuroku Andō Noboru kyōdō-den: Rekka )
  • 2003: The Man In White ( 許 さ れ ざ る 者 , Yurusarezaru mono )
  • 2003: The Call ( 着 信 ア リ , Chakushin ari )
  • 2003: Gozu ( 極 道 恐怖 大 劇場 牛頭 GOZU , Gokudō kyōfu dai-gekijō: Gozu )
  • 2003: Yakuza Demon ( 鬼哭 kikoku , Kikoku , Video Production)
  • 2004: Three ... Extreme Segment: BOX ( Saam gaang yi , Segment in Episode Movie)
  • 2004: Zebraman ( ゼ ブ ラ ー マ ン , Zeburāman )
  • 2004: Izo ( IZO , Izo )
  • 2005: War of the Demons - The Great Yokai War ( 妖怪 大 戦 争 , Yōkai daisensō )
  • 2006: Waru ( WARU , Waru )
  • 2006: Masters of Horror: IMPRINT ( イ ン プ リ ン ト ～ ぼ っ け え 、 き ょ う う て え ～ , Inpurinto ~ bokke kyote ~ , TV episode)
  • 2006: Scars on the Sun ( 太陽 の 傷 , Taiyō no kizu )
  • 2006: Big Bang Love, Juvenile A ( 46 億 年 の 恋 , Yonjūrokuokunen no koi )
  • 2006: Waru: The Final Act ( WARU- 完結 編 , Waru: kanketsu-hen )
  • 2007: Like a Dragon ( 龍 が 如 く 劇場版 , Ryū ga gotoku: gekijō-ban )
  • 2007: Sukiyaki Western Django ( ス キ ヤ キ ・ ウ エ ス タ ン ジ ャ ン ゴ , Sukiyaki uestan jango )
  • 2007: Crows Zero ( ク ロ ー ズ ZERO , Kurōzu Zero )
  • 2007: Zatoichi ( 座頭市 , Zatoichi , Stageplay)
  • 2007: Detective Story ( 探 偵 物語 , Tantei monogatari )
  • 2008: God's Puzzle ( 神 様 の パ ズ ル , Kamisama no pazuru )
  • 2009: Yatterman ( ヤ ッ タ ー マ ン , Yattaaman )
  • 2009: Crows Zero 2 ( ク ロ ー ズ ZERO 2 , Kurōzu Zero 2 )
  • 2010: 13 Assassins ( 十三 人 の 刺客 , Jūsan-nin no shikaku )
  • 2010: Zebraman - Vengeful Zebra City ( ゼ ブ ラ ー マ ン - ゼ ブ ラ シ テ ィ の 逆襲 , Zeburāman - Zebura Shiti no Gyakushū )
  • 2010: Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City ( Zeburaman: Zebura Shiti no gyakushu )
  • 2011: Ninja Kids !!! ( 忍 た ま 乱 太郎 , Nintama Rantarō )
  • 2011: Takeru
  • 2011: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai ( 一 命 , Ichimei )
  • 2012: Ace Attorney ( 逆 転 裁判 , Gyakuten Saiban )
  • 2012: For Love's Sake ( 愛 と 誠 , Ai to Makoto )
  • 2012: Lesson of the Evil ( 悪 の 経 典 , Aku no kyōten )
  • 2013: Shield of Straw ( Wara no tate ); German title: The Hunted
  • 2014: Over your dead body ( Kulme )
  • 2014: The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji ( Mogura no Uta Sennuu Sosakan Reji )
  • 2014: As the Gods will ( Kamisama no iu tôri )
  • 2015: Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld ( Gokudô daisensô )
  • 2016: Terra Formars ( テ ラ フ ォ ー マ ー ズ , Tera Fōmāzu )
  • 2017: Blade of the Immortal

TV productions (all works)

  • 1991: Shissō Ferrari 250 GTO / Last Run - Ai to Uragiri no Hyakuoku En ( 疾走 フ ェ ラ ー リ 250GTO / ラ ス ト ・ ラ ン ～ 愛 と 裏 切 り り の 百億 円 ) (Director, episode TV film in 2 parts, テ レ ビ 東京)
  • 1999: Tennen Shōjo Man ( 天然 少女 萬 ) (Director, TV miniseries, WOWOW)
  • 1999: Tennen Shōjo Man NEXT - Yokohama Momo-yo hen ( 天然 少女 萬 NEXT 横 浜 百 夜 篇 ) (Director, TV miniseries, WOWOW)
  • 2000: Tajū Jinkaku Tantei Psycho / Amemiya Kazuhiko no Kikan ( 多重人格 探 偵 サ イ コ / 雨 宮 一 彦 の 帰 還 ) (director, episode TV film in 2 parts, WOWOW)
  • 2002: SABU ( SABU 〜 さ ぶ 〜 , Sabu ) (director, TV film, 名古屋 テ レ ビ) (broadcast once)
  • 2002: Part-Time Tantei ( パ ー ト タ イ ム 探 偵 , Pātotaimu tantei ) (director, TV film, テ レ ビ 東京)
  • 2003: Kōshōnin ( 交 渉 人 ,) (Director, TV-Movie, WOWOW)
  • 2004: Part-Time Tantei 2 ( パ ー ト タ イ ム 探 偵 2 , Pāto-taimu tantei 2 ) (director, TV film, テ レ ビ 東京)
  • 2005: Ultraman Max ( ウ ル ト ラ マ ン マ ッ ク ス , Urutaroman Makkusu ) (Director and director's supervision, episodes 15 & 16, 中部 日本 放送)
  • 2006: Imprint (director, TV film)
  • 2008: Kētai Sōsakan 7 ( ケ ー タ イ 捜 査 官 7 ,) (director, pilot episode + episodes 23 & 45, テ レ ビ 東京)
  • 2011: QP ( QP ) (director, pilot episode, 日本 テ レ ビ) [no further episodes ordered so far]
  • 2017: Idol Warrior Miracle Tunes! ( ア イ ド ル × 戦 士 ミ ラ ク ル ち ゅ ー ん ず！ ,) (Director, テ レ ビ 東京)

Others

  • In 2004 he directed the play Demon Pond , which in 2005 also made its way into video analysis.
  • 2005 had Miike a brief cameo appearance in the film Hostel by Eli Roth .
  • In 2006, Miike shot a short film for the PlayStation 2 game Yakuza , along with other directors .
  • In 2010 he made a cameo in Desperate Struggle , the second installment in the No More Heroes video game series .

literature

  • Thomas Mes: agitator. The Cinema of Takashi Miike. FAB Press, Guildford 2003, ISBN 1-903254-21-3 .
  • Tanja Prokic (ed.): Takashi Miike (= film concepts 34), edition text + kritik, Munich 2014.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schilling exaggerates: "monthly" (Mark Schilling) http://japanesemovies.homestead.com/Agitator.html
  2. ^ A. O. Scott: Movie Review: The Great Yokai War (2005). In: The New York Times . June 30, 2006, accessed on March 31, 2008 (English): "[…] is possessed of an infectious, if sometimes baffling, enthusiasm for everything movies can do."
  3. ↑ Jamie Russell: Gozu (2004). In: http://www.bbc.co.uk . June 22, 2004, accessed on March 31, 2008 (English): "one of the most [...] innovative and unpredictable directors in the world."
  4. ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .

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personal data
SURNAME Miike, Takashi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 三 池 崇 史 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese film director
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Yao near Osaka , Japan