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This is a pretty sick little tale, but you’d expect nothing less from Miike. A completely original and unpredictable movie, it has undeniable replay value, and it’s so much fun to show your friends. The ending is my favorite though.
Whats japanese for "Voice of My Soul"?
Im making a girl character and Houka she is part sound demon. Im trying 2 name her sword so I thought that "Voice of My Soul" would b perfect. plzzz reply. ty. love ya
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If there is such a thing as sophisticated potty humor, than this is it. I don’t know if I have ever seen a filthier movie pulled off with such style and substance, maintaining the delicate balance between the high and the low, the sacred and the profane. A comedy set around death and dying is nothing new, bringing to mind Itami Juzo’s The Funeral, but this is done in an entirely different, and outrageous, style. And there is a dancing corpse.
The jokes, some of which I blush to recall (and I never blush) are clever word-play rather than simple sight gags, that had me laughing so hard I had to pause the movie just to get it all out. The Japanese love their body humor, and aren’t afraid to find giggles in the toilet, but this is no Eddie Murphy flick with the funniest bit being a fart and a fat person. This is comedy set in the world of rakugo, professional comedic storytellers that are as much a part of the venerable and traditional Japanese theater tradition as Kabuki and Noh.
As the story begins, a master storyteller lies in his deathbed, and his disciples gather around him to ease his passage. Offering to fulfill his final wish, they lean forward to hear what the master has to say. His voice is faint, but he manages to whisper out that he would like to see a…oh yes, exactly what you are thinking. A nice juicy honey pot. And from there it only gets better, or worse depending on your perspective.
“Wakeful Nights” has an impressive cast, all famous faces and pros of the Japanese film industry such as Sasano Takashi (Love and Honor), Nakai Kiichi (When the Last Sword Is Drawn) and Kinoshiita Houka (Shinobi – Heart Under Blade). Director Tsugawa Masahiko is making his first film here, but he is an experienced actor who knows his way around a camera. The movie is a bit uneven, moving from pure riots of hilarity to sudden slowdowns of seriousness that are well done but leave you hungry for the next burst of comedy. There isn’t much here by way of sub-plots and character development, which is missed, even in the face of such stellar laughs.
This DVD by Animeigo deserves extra props as well. Because so much of the humor in “Wakeful Nights” is based on naughty puns and double-meanings in the Japanese language, the subtitles do extra duty translating the cultural elements above and the regular dialog below. I could imagine this might be a touch annoying to someone just looking to shut their brains off and enjoy a flick, but anyone who is interested in Japanese language and /or culture will find this a treasure trove. Also, along with the usual features, like deleted scenes and such, there is a fantastic sing-along section for the tunes in the dirty-song contest feature in the movie. Rarely have I seen such an original and fun bonus feature, which means you spend a long time playing with the disk after the movie is over.
If I could go back and be a boy again, this would be one of the first movies I ever layed innocent eyes on! As a child, I sat and wondered at the tv series with Batman and Robin, and the adapted movie. The images are still there over thirty years later. Wow, just to imagine how this movie could influence a new generation, Hmmm. Maybe a whole new genre of “real life comic book heroes (and villains)”. Already? Maybe…I’m not satisfied, I know there’s more. Not simply degredation, but art!
This man’s ultimate high was his brush with you know what. Now that’s art.
The rock group Entombed put out an album called To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth back in ‘97. The song Put Me Out would be a great anthem for this movie. You can hear the amazing intro by looking up their cd on Amazon and then clicking the link to the tenth track, Put Me Out. It’s a really freaky song, perfect for this movie. Go listen to it, then buy it, because the whole cd RULES.
Put Me Out.
‘You break my bones,
Crush my head with stones
You dance on my grave
I am your slave!’
-Entombed (from To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the truth)
The actual film gets 4 out of 4 from me (amazon and most sites only let you rate 5 out of 5), but after close to a year of waiting after this disc got pushed back and back, the end result is a completely unacceptable Bluray disc. The image quality, I’m sorry to say, is no different than the DVD and looks to be derived from the DVD with marginally increased sharpness. The sound quality is what made me return the disc. The Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 track sounds AWFUL! Worse than the DVD, which had a great 5.1 mix. Also, it looks as if the only Dolby True-HD tracks on the disc are both English and Japanese Dolby TrueHD 2.0! Why would you include an HD 2.0 mix on an HD disc that most definitely has 5.1 audio. I’ve seen ‘Ichi the Killer’ theatrically and know all too well that it looks and sounds better than this. Sorry I had to burst the bubbles of many eager ‘Ichi’ fans (myself included), but I sent this back almost immediately after buying it. A shame.
The Yakuza, the Japanese crime syndicate, control crime on virtually every level of Japanese society. They bully the press and filmmakers to portray them as society’s “noble outlaws, when in reality they’ll torture and/ or kill anyone who gets in their way. Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami had a price on his head after he portrayed the Yakuza as money grubbing, ill mannered miscreants in the movie Minbo no oona. He was attacked by five members of the Yakuza in a parking lot outside his house and sustained serious injuries. (He allegedly committed suicide years later by jumping off a tall building.) With Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer) Takashi Miike takes on the Yakuza in his own unique way.
After the kidnapping, and possible brutal murder, of syndicate boss Anjo and the theft of 300 million yen Kakihara, Anjo’s protege and chief of his syndicate, seeks to find the party responsible. A masochist who will stop at nothing to prove a point, not even stopping short of cutting off part of his own tongue, Kakihara gets word that Suzuki, another crime boss, was involved due to Kakihara cutting him out of Anjo’s porn video business. Anjo’s syndicate is kicked out of the Yakuza, though, after Kakihara brutally tortures and disfigures Suzuki without proper proof that Suzuki was behind Anjo’s disappearance. With Kakihara as their new leader, the clan finds out from a former member that Anjo is dead, murdered by a mysterious man known as Ichi who brutally hacks his victims to pieces. Missing the sadist to his masochist, Kakihara seeks Ichi out, the one person who may be able to give him the pain that he needs.
Based on the manga of the same name by Hideo Yamamoto, Ichi the Killer is possibly one of the most disturbing movies I have ever seen, and I mean that in a good way. Miike shoots this very brutal movie with unmatched style using jump cuts, slick camera moves, and interesting angles to tell a story that otherwise would have just been near torture porn. The characters are also colorful, if also severely disturbing, especially Kakihara who sports a harlequin smile and purple jacket similar to Batman’s Joker, but is scarier and far more unpredictable.
Miike decides not to delve into the rights or wrongs of the Yakuza, and probably for the best after hearing the story of Juzo Itami, but instead takes a look at the brutality of the sadist/ masochist’s relationship. But within this study of sadomasochism we still see the brutality of the Yakuza, even if its just amongst themselves and the different clans.
The one problem I have with this is that at times the gore and “action” is a tad bit over the top. Of course, this could also be because the film was adapted from a manga, meaning that it’s closer to the film form of anime than a live action feature. At times the over the top action, takes you out of the film, and causes the film to loose some sense of reality. These times pass by shortly after as you see the aftermath of what just happened which once again drops you back you into the devastating reality of the flick.
All in all a great film, if gory and disturbing. If you have a weak stomach, or are adverse to gore I highly recommend that you stay away, and definitely don’t allow the kids to watch. But this is a movie that will highly appeal to gore hounds, fans of torture porn, Asian film enthusiasts, and most people who enjoy a good organized crime movie. If you fall into those categories I highly recommend this flick.
4/5
After reading most of the reviews posted here on Amazon, I just had to post my own.
I cannot believe how many people just don’t “get” what this movie is about! This movie is not about the Yakuza in Japanese society, an exercise in pointless violence to sell tickets or dvds, or any other such nonsense. The director just uses these as backdrops for his own purposes. Takashi Miike is playing and having a hell of a lot of fun. This movie invites the viewer to go along for the ride. It’s totally over the top and that’s where it belongs. Is the latest thrill-ride roller coaster from theme-park hell a “statement”? Of course not. It’s just a thrill-ride. Every character is a joke and every scene in the movie is just one hilarious joke after another. Granted, it’s very black humor but that doesn’t make it any less hilarious. Why can’t people just accept that and laugh along with him?
If you want to see (good) bleak Yakuza movies with social themes, check out any of the titles in his earlier Black Society Trilogy (aka Black Triad Trilogy): Shinjuku Triad Society, Rainy Dog, and Ley Lines. These are gripping statements of alienation, corruption and emotional disintegration in Japanese society.
Too many people want to limit this director. It must really annoy him that his audience wants the same kind of movie every time he makes one. He’s not interested in making the film Audition (or fill in the blank with another title) another fifty times. I for one don’t want him to either.
Folks, it’s just a wonderful joke. Laugh!
Arguably the best Heisei Godzilla movie to date. The Special Effects were kinda lame, though. Besides that and the fact that Spacegodzilla looks really fake, this movie is a great way to celebrate 40 years of Godzilla! Long may he and his monster friends stomp!
i got this movie 2 years ago then i loved but now i am more mature and expeirience of life so it stared to get lessintresting [not to mention the first godzilla with breif nudiety] it’s still a fun movie
Something happened in this movie, Something is missing anyways this movie is great next time they should add better effects
y got this on a dobeul feature my dad bougth me.moguera has my favrioute robot monster and little godzilla has also cute but y hise that spacegodzilla appeard in more movies to mie he has one of godzilla most evil monster enimy.also just so you no godzilla is a dinosaur and spacegodzilla is related to him so spacegodzilla is a space dinosaur.
In the 80’s I grew up hooked on the ninja fad. I watched every cheesy ninja movie that I could find in the video store and Sho Kosugi was my idol. That being said I still enjoy watching martial arts/ninja films now just as much as when I was a kid. Shinobi Heart Under Blade fits right in with your typical ninja film. Basic premise, two main ninja clans in 17th Century Japan must each pick their 5 best warriors to compete against each other in a race to appease the Emperor. In order to appreciate this film you need to understand that the Japanese code of honor is very strict. If that means killing your lover to appease the Emperor, so be it. Of course at the heart of the story (no pun intended) is a typical Romeo and Juliet relationship but honestly that’s not really why people watch ninja movies! You want to see cool martial arts moves and lots of killing. Shinobi Heart Under Blade delivers most of what you want, just not enough of it. My thoughts;
Pros
- Plenty of unique ninjas all with their own special skills/powers to differentiate them.
- Story adheres to traditional Japanese beliefs in the code of honor and that the Emperor is near divine.
- Beautiful cinematography.
- Great fight scenes (albiet way too short).
Cons
- Nearly all of the 5 chosen ninjas from each clan die way to quickly, many having very cheap and unsatisfying deaths. A huge loss in the story honestly.
- Absolutely no back story on any of the ninjas skills, training or upbringing. Just slight mentions.
- Action sequences are extremely slim. They spend way too much time focusing on the love story than they do the fight sequences, which in my opinion is what the majority of people watching this movie want to see.
- Master’s of both clans must fight to the death yet there’s absolutely no scene in the film of it. Very disappointing!
While I did really enjoy the movie it could have been so much better had more content been included. It felt more like a drama than an action movie. Whether or not that’s what the director wanted I’m not sure, but the movie loses a star because of it. If they had simply put more action and backstory on the main characters I would have easily given the film 5 stars. If you’re into martial arts/ninja films it’s definitely worth a watch.
One of the finer Asian movies I have seen and [still] one of my favorites. I will not go into plot details or story line but I highly recommend it for anyone; beginning to end. This movie was my “virgin purchase” in what has been a long long line of Asian movies I now own and the one which fueled my interest in the hunt to futher my collection of asian cinema; I had no idea at the time this style of movie could be so captivating and I am fortunate “Shinobi” was my first delve into this genre for who knows where my interests might have turned if this hadn’t been the case.
However, I do not recommend the series, I found no similiarites between the two; quality or style-wise. This is typical when taking a movie and translating it to a series but they could have done a far better job.