Maybe the trick to getting your head around the career of Takashi Miike is first to realize that the maverick Japanese director hasn’t tried to redefine genres across a 100-plus-project career.

Sham’ is Miike at his most commercial, a tense, mid-grade courtroom drama that unfolds in predictable yet interesting ways.

TAKASHI MIIKE: It should be Audition, but with a sense of gratitude rather than pride. And I would be grateful if as many audiences as possible enjoy my latest movie First Love, into which I put ...

Tribeca There’s no denying that Takashi Miike ’s “ Sham ” is dramatically effective. However, it may be one of the rare courtroom thrillers that is, at times, too effective for its own good.

Takashi Miike makes a lot of movies. Now 57, the Japanese director has 100 features to his credit, but that could change between the time this review publishes. For some perspective, Steven ...

There’s no denying that Takashi Miike’s “Sham” is dramatically effective. However, it may be one of the rare courtroom thrillers that is, at times, too effective for its own good.

Takashi Miike is the Most Prolific Filmmaker in the World and He’s Not About to Slow Down In our latest film festival roundup, we examine the career of Japan’s most active director as he ...

Takashi Miike’s first take on Japan’s venerable samurai genre, “13 Assassins” is a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 movie of the same name and adheres with an unexpected faithfulness to the ...

Japanese director Takashi Miike’s 100th film, “Blade of the Immortal,” is based on a manga about a cursed samurai who cannot die.

Takashi Miike has made 100-plus films. His latest is more entertaining than it has any right to be. September 30, 2019 More than 5 years ago ...

Box Office: Takashi Miike’s “The Mole Song” No. 1 in Japan for Second Weekend in a Row "Kick-Ass 2" opens in fifth place while "Eternal Zero" is heading for $80 million after ten weeks near ...