Takashi Miike (1960 - )
Related: Japanese cinema - director
Titles: Audition/Odishon (1999)
Biography
Takashi Miike (???? Miike Takashi - pron. MEE-ee-keh tak-ASH-ee) (born August 24, 1960 in Osaka, Japan) is a highly prolific Japanese filmmaker, having directed over sixty theatrical, video and television productions since his debut in 1991. For the years 2001 and 2002, he is credited with directing no fewer than fourteen productions. Many of his films contain graphic, almost cartoonish violence and bloodshed, criminals (especially yakuza), or concern themselves with non-Japanese living in Japan (such as Brazilians, Chinese, or Russians), though there is considerable variety beyond this in some of his 'lesser' releases. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Miike [Feb 2005]
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