Katsuhito Ishii is coming to UK! In-person Q&A and double-bill screening.
Your in for a treat with this rare Double Bill of SHARK SKIN MAN & PEACH HIP GIRL + PARTY 7 with an in-person Q&A from director Katsuhito Ishii in between the features of this double-bill.
WEDNESDAY 5 Jul 2023 Prince Charles Cinema, London
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FRIDAY 7 July 2023 Derby Quad
SHARK SKIN MAN & PEACH HIP GIRL (1998)
The debut film of Katshito Ishii, and A film Quentin Tarantino loved so much that he asked its director to direct the animated chapter of KILL BILL! Legendary Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano (Ichi the Killer) plays the role of Samehada (Sharkskin) who, on the run himself from stealing Yakuza money, meets a girl who's on the run from her perverted boss! A tale of star-crossed lovers on the run from all sorts of crazy people!
PARTY 7 (2000)
Katsuhito Ishii's follow-up to Shark Skin Man once again brings back Tadanobu Asano to play one of his strangest roles, that of a peeping pervert who is one of 7 wild characters who find themselves in 1 hotel room with a stolen suitcase of Yakuza money, each on the run from their own past!
Find more info at Prince Charles Cinema and Derby Quad and don't forget to pre-order your Katsuhito Ishii boxset from Third Window films.