Comedy, J-Horror, Japanese cinema, News, Terracotta Distribution, Yakuza - July 30, 2021

Contemporary Japanese Directors You Should Know

With notable and legendary directors like Akira Kurosawa, Yasujirō Ozu and Akio Jissôji who shaped the country’s film industry and contributed works that influenced even western cinema—it’s no doubt that Japanese cinema continues to evolve.

Shinya Tsukamoto in Conversation

To celebrate the launch of a new J-horror collection on BFI Player, one of Japan’s greatest cult filmmakers Shinya Tsukamoto, joins writer Tom Mes to discuss his career, cyberpunk, the J-horror label and working with Martin Scorsese. In partnership with Third Window Films.

New Release - Meatball Machine OUT NOW!!

Finally, Yudai Yamaguchi and Junichi Yamamoto's splatter genre classic, Meatball Machine from 2005 is available.

Asian Body Horror - Short Films

With the release of Meatball Machine out next week, here are a two body horror short films which we know you'll like. Best to watch these during the day, as they are quite disturbing.

Film Review - Meatball Machine

“ Mister, are you an alien?” This films goes a lot more deeper than an alien parasite in the form of a chest hugger like crustacean, which sprouts a mass of tentacles engulfing it's human host, whilst controlling them via negative emotions. Meatball Machine is a splatter-gore sci-fi, with a sentimental love story at its core. Yoji (Issei Takahashi - Kill Bill vol. 1&2), is a lonely and meek factory engineer compared to his testosterone charged co-workers. He is agonisingly shy and awkward, so much so, he can barely put a sentence together throughout most of the film. Especially, when on his lunch breaks he...

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Contemporary Japanese Directors You Should Know

Shinya Tsukamoto in Conversation

New Release - Meatball Machine OUT NOW!!

Asian Body Horror - Short Films

Film Review - Meatball Machine

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