Lovers of film are likely lovers of Takeshi Kitano. Sometimes billed as Beat Takeshi, he's not only the evil star of Battle Royale, he's the talented director of films like The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi and Fireworks. In 2010, he directed and starred in Outrage, a twisting, turning crime drama in the vein of Martin Scorsese.…
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Earlier this year we saw Japanese trailers for Takeshi Kitano's latest film Outrage, which marks his return to gangster pictures. (He previously made one of the best Japanese gangster films, Sonatine, as well as other movies about the Yakuza.) Now we've got a US trailer via Magnet, and if you wanted a clearer look at…
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We've got a handful of release dates to share, with the biggest possibly being Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Pacific Rim, which, if things go well, will begin shooting late this summer or in early fall. Warner Bros. will distribute the Legendary Pictures production, and has just set July 12, 2013 as the release date. Pacific…
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As we get closer to the announcement of the Cannes lineup for this year (that hits tomorrow) there aren't a huge number of films I'm already excited to see. But a few already stand out. Hell, a new film from Takeshi Kitano is always going to stand out. And when it is his return to…
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Subtitle this one '12 Angry Gangsters'. Back in December I was excited to report that Japanese writer/actor/director Takeshi Kitano was already well into post-production on his new film Outrage. This is his return to gangster pictures after a string of films that saw him step away from the genre that brought him international acclaim. Branching…
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Here's some great news about a film that, just by virtue of existence, is now high on my 'to watch' list for 2010. I knew that Takeshi Kitano had been shooting a new film (mentioned it in passing here, while talking about Ryo Kase working with Gus Van Sant) but we haven't had any details…
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