Takashi Miike and his movies

kitakaze wrote:
Haha, hows that for dramatic pause?
:hehe:

You really want to know? It has to do with my cousin and I'm still scarred by it.

Part of me wants to here how this happened....and yet the other half is puzzled by the "cousin" part.

I was sitting next to her, and she had her baby girl and was breastfeeding when I got showered by a stray spray of milk after the baby's mouth had popped off I guess. Needless to say I sat clear of her when she wanted to breast feed after that.

I did end up the butt of jokes at subsequent family gatherings :puppydog:

kitakaze wrote:I was sitting next to her, and she had her baby girl and was breastfeeding when I got showered by a stray spray of milk after the baby's mouth had popped off I guess. Needless to say I sat clear of her when she wanted to breast feed after that.

I did end up the butt of jokes at subsequent family gatherings :puppydog:

Okay, good to hear it wasn't intentional.

dochira wrote:
Okay, good to hear it wasn't intentional.

What would you have said if it had been intentional? Somehow I don't think my reputation would be ruined.

kitakaze wrote:
What would you have said if it had been intentional? Somehow I don't think my reputation would be ruined.

Tell me the story again....but say it was intentional....then I'll come up with my response. ;) :hehe:

So yeah, I recommended Audition to a friend saying it was a "whimsical love story". I'm so evil. :beaten:

I gotta get around to seeing Visitor Q. I've had it for the longest time, but I haven't had the time to watch it. I've seen the warning screen for it though. Clowns! :hehe:

All Reuters News

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Japanese director plans "sushi western"

Tue Nov 21, 9:30 AM ET


Inspired by the "spaghetti westerns" of the 1960s, Japanese director Takashi Miike is making the first "sushi western."

The director has talked close friend Quentin Tarantino into appearing in the English-language movie, titled "Sukiyaki Western Django," after Miike made a guest appearance in the Tarantino-produced horror movie "Hostel."

The $3.8 million movie is the tale of clashes between two rival gangs. Filming began this weekend, and the film is scheduled to be released in late 2007 by Sony Pictures.

"To make a western like this has long been a dream for Miike," said producer Masao Osaki. "His father was a huge fan of spaghetti westerns and he always wanted to make his own, so now it is his turn.

"And we think it will appeal to all filmgoers," he said. "The older generations will want to see it because of the spaghetti western connection and younger people will be attracted by the great cast."


The film stars Hideaki Itoh, Kaori Momoi ("Memoirs of a Geisha") Koji Sato and Yoshino Kimura. Tarantino is scheduled to visit Japan later this month to film his scenes, but is only described by the producers as "a mystery man."

Director of 34 movies in the past 11 years -- in genres ranging from horror to action and comedy -- Miike said one of the most influential films he has seen is "Django," made by Franco Nero in 1966. Other films that he describes as "masterpieces" include "The Magnificent Seven" and "A Fistful of Dollars."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter