Message from jluesse

Miike's films are not appropriate for classrooms. He does, however, stand alongside Miyazake, Wong Kar-Wei, and Hou Hsiao-Hsien as one of the important figures in contemporary Asian cinema. Miike appears to be a filmmaker whose renown is inevitable in circles that regard experimental film as worthwhile and controversy as a partner in art. He is prolific, making 24+ films between 1999-2002. His movies are unpredictable in every way, always making for an interesting viewing. It's been said that he will make any movie he's asked to. Miike's movies are always memorable, for every time I encounter someone whose heard of him, there are always scenes burned into their consciousness to discuss. I should mention that Miike has a reputation of making amazingly grotesque and gruesome thrillers.
He is most famous for the movie Audition, a drama turned horror which upends any notions about the roles of Asian women with a final sequence that is tough for some to stomach. Other notable movies are Visitor Q (quite possibly the most dysfunctional family EVER), Gozu (the ending has been called the "most disturbingly graphic" scene in cinema), Ichi the killer (intense well shot & edited mind bender, though not a good movie to be a woman character in), and The Happiness of the Katakuris (a horror/musical/comedy).
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