“The Quiet Yakuza,” is one of two late additions made by Japanese indie sales firm Free Stone Productions to its slate of films being pitched at Tiffcom, the film rights market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Directed by Yamaguchi Kento, the two-part-film is adapted from the highly popular manga “Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story” by Nitta Tatsuo, which runs to 108 volumes and has sold nearly 50 million copies.
It sees Ito Kentaro as Shizuya, the only son of the Shinsen Group, the largest yakuza group in Kanto,. However, Shizuya has zero interest in the yakuza and wants to be a regular civilian. He is perfectly happy working at a design company, living a simple, puritan life and lusting after his colleague Akino. His ordinary life is threatened by a crisis within the Shinsen Group.
The two films were released one week apart in May. Despite both parts having been distributed in Japan,...
Directed by Yamaguchi Kento, the two-part-film is adapted from the highly popular manga “Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story” by Nitta Tatsuo, which runs to 108 volumes and has sold nearly 50 million copies.
It sees Ito Kentaro as Shizuya, the only son of the Shinsen Group, the largest yakuza group in Kanto,. However, Shizuya has zero interest in the yakuza and wants to be a regular civilian. He is perfectly happy working at a design company, living a simple, puritan life and lusting after his colleague Akino. His ordinary life is threatened by a crisis within the Shinsen Group.
The two films were released one week apart in May. Despite both parts having been distributed in Japan,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
TodoiF continues to provide streaming service specializing in Japanese independent films since June 2022. We are pleased to announce the launch of our subscription service beginning May 2023. You can enjoy the new service for $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. The three new releases this month are “Closet”, “Arano”, and “And Again We are Going Up”. In addition, “Noise,” which has only been available in Asia excluding Japan, is now available in response to audience demand. The film can be viewed from anywhere except Japan, France, Dom-Tom, Monaco, Benelux, and Switzerland.
Later this month, we will start streaming Asato Watanabe’s A Dobugawa Dream, which was selected to Raindance Film Festival 2019.
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Later this month, we will start streaming Asato Watanabe’s A Dobugawa Dream, which was selected to Raindance Film Festival 2019.
Watch our films through PC and mobile browsers. iOS and Android apps Coming Soon!
In addition to streaming Japanese independent films, todoiF supports filmmakers by creating English subtitles, selecting appropriate overseas film festivals, and submitting to those film festivals on their behalf.
- 5/4/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
One of the most prominent names in the Japanese underground splatter scene, Noboru Iguchi has made a living being involved with films featuring plenty of extreme gore and wild exploitation elements. Working well within his means on this latest project, he surrounds himself with familiar faces as well as popular exploitation-friendly names to craft a fun and wild offering.
Trying to appease her grandfather, aspiring sushi chef Keiko (Rina Takeda) bows under the pressure and eventually leaves her training and takes a job from Yumi (Asami) at a high-class hotel. Finding no more respect from her peers or the customers there either, her attitude about how the preparation differs from her training gets her in trouble with the rest of her employees. While attempting to figure out what to do with her life, a curse uttered on the food by a distempered ex-employee suddenly turns the fish into voracious flesh-eating beings,...
Trying to appease her grandfather, aspiring sushi chef Keiko (Rina Takeda) bows under the pressure and eventually leaves her training and takes a job from Yumi (Asami) at a high-class hotel. Finding no more respect from her peers or the customers there either, her attitude about how the preparation differs from her training gets her in trouble with the rest of her employees. While attempting to figure out what to do with her life, a curse uttered on the food by a distempered ex-employee suddenly turns the fish into voracious flesh-eating beings,...
- 4/13/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital.
- 5/29/2018
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Arrow Video has been a leader of UK Blu-Ray and DVD distribution when it comes to genre titles. Today, they have made my day by announcing that they are releasing the Complete Collection of Kinji Fukasaku’s Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. All five films, also known as The Yakuza Papers, will see a limited Blu-Ray release in the UK (Region B) and Us (Region A). The announcement came straight from their Facebook page.
New UK/Us Title Announcement: Battles Without Honor And Humanity Dual Format Bd & DVD [Limited Edition]
Battles Without Honor & Humanity – this seminal series of epic gangsterism told with gritty realism plays like a head-spinning fusion of Martin Scorsese and Paul Greengrass! This Limited Edition collections features Kinji Fukasaku’s (Battle Royale) original five films in the series with brand new extras, the never-before-seen in the west ‘Complete Saga’ and a 150-page hardback book! Limited to just 2000 copies...
New UK/Us Title Announcement: Battles Without Honor And Humanity Dual Format Bd & DVD [Limited Edition]
Battles Without Honor & Humanity – this seminal series of epic gangsterism told with gritty realism plays like a head-spinning fusion of Martin Scorsese and Paul Greengrass! This Limited Edition collections features Kinji Fukasaku’s (Battle Royale) original five films in the series with brand new extras, the never-before-seen in the west ‘Complete Saga’ and a 150-page hardback book! Limited to just 2000 copies...
- 8/13/2015
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Stars: Rina Takeda, Kentarô Shimazu, Takamasa Suga, Takashi Nishina, Asami, Yui Murata | Written and Directed by Noboru Iguchi
This Japanese film, directed by Noboru Iguchi (Tokyo Gore Police, Robo-Geisha), is one of those films that is unique to its region. It blends action, comedy and horror with splatter gore and over-the-top sequences to creature a truly distinctive concept.
It’s a love or hate thing, some might say. The whole way in which films like Dead Sushi, and others like it, are done will certainly bring conversation to the table. The performances often border on ridiculous but have a particular and peculiar charm to them that will divide opinions depending on whether or not this type of movie is “for you”.
Dead Sushi follows a girl, who is skilled in kung-fu by the way, who is also the daughter of a sushi-chef. She finds the expectations placed upon her too...
This Japanese film, directed by Noboru Iguchi (Tokyo Gore Police, Robo-Geisha), is one of those films that is unique to its region. It blends action, comedy and horror with splatter gore and over-the-top sequences to creature a truly distinctive concept.
It’s a love or hate thing, some might say. The whole way in which films like Dead Sushi, and others like it, are done will certainly bring conversation to the table. The performances often border on ridiculous but have a particular and peculiar charm to them that will divide opinions depending on whether or not this type of movie is “for you”.
Dead Sushi follows a girl, who is skilled in kung-fu by the way, who is also the daughter of a sushi-chef. She finds the expectations placed upon her too...
- 10/9/2013
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Directors: Tak Sakaguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi.
Writers: Ken Ishikawa (original story/manga), Yudai Yamaguichi (screenplay).
Cast: Dennis Gunn, Cay Izumi and Shinji Kasahara.
Sushi Typhoon's brand gets even more comic book like in this latest release, Yakuza Weapon. This film is about certain members of the Japanese mafia at odds with one another. That can lead to some fun, and for viewers who love Tak Sakaguchi's work in Versus, Battlefield Baseball and Deadball, it is one almost worth watching. The real carnage, however, means waiting for a long grueling 70 minutes.
The build-up works on developing the character of Shozo Iwaki (Sakaguchi), but in between his shouting matches, some may wonder if this mercenary has a huge chip on his shoulder. If there`s ever an analogy to another comic book character, he would be Japan`s answer to Marvel Comic`s Wolverine. And he`s far more abrasive. And...
Writers: Ken Ishikawa (original story/manga), Yudai Yamaguichi (screenplay).
Cast: Dennis Gunn, Cay Izumi and Shinji Kasahara.
Sushi Typhoon's brand gets even more comic book like in this latest release, Yakuza Weapon. This film is about certain members of the Japanese mafia at odds with one another. That can lead to some fun, and for viewers who love Tak Sakaguchi's work in Versus, Battlefield Baseball and Deadball, it is one almost worth watching. The real carnage, however, means waiting for a long grueling 70 minutes.
The build-up works on developing the character of Shozo Iwaki (Sakaguchi), but in between his shouting matches, some may wonder if this mercenary has a huge chip on his shoulder. If there`s ever an analogy to another comic book character, he would be Japan`s answer to Marvel Comic`s Wolverine. And he`s far more abrasive. And...
- 3/25/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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