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Director: Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike


Takashi Miike – Japanese director (b 1960- ). Miike has become regarded as a cult director. Miike made a name for himself in the early 2000s with films like Audition (1999), Ichi the Killer (2001) and Visitor Q (2001) that were celebrated by audiences because of the ultra-violent and taboo-defying extremes he pushed the material. His work vies between yakuza films, teen dramas and genre works (listed below).

Miike has been prolific since the early 1990s, putting out 3-4 films per year, sometimes twice that, although this seems to have slowed down after 2020. His films from the late 2000s onwards become much experimental and frequently eccentric in nature.


Full Metal Yakuza (1997)

12 May 200429 March 2021

Rating: ★★★

Yakuza Cyborg

Actors: Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Tomorowo Taguchi, Ren Osugi
Category: Science Fiction

The Bird People in China (1998)

17 October 200421 January 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Lost Culture

Actors: Renji Ishibashi, Masahiro Motoki, Mako
Category: Fantasy

Andromedia (1998)

21 January 202521 January 2025

Rating: ★★

Teenage Girl Uploaded to the Internet

Actors: Hiroko Shimabukuro, Kenji Harada, Eriko Imai, Christopher Doyle, …
Category: Science Fiction

Audition (1999)

6 October 199914 July 2025

Rating: ★★★★★

Twisted Love Story/Sadism and Torture

Actors: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura
Category: Horror

Dead or Alive (1999)

28 June 200329 June 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Gonzo Yakuza Film

Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibasha, Shingo Tsurumi
Category: Science Fiction

MPD Psycho (2000)

23 February 202129 March 2023

Rating: ★★

Split-Personalitied Detective vs a Body-Hopping Killer

Actors: Naoki Hosaka, Ren Osugi, Chiaki Kuriyama
Category: Horror

Dead Or Alive 2 – Birds (2000)

8 July 200321 January 2025

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Yakuza Film

Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Shinya Tsukamoto, Edison Chen
Category: Fantasy

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

5 May 200718 January 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Gonzo Black Comedy

Actors: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Tetsuro Tamba, Naomi Nishida
Category: Fantasy

Ichi the Killer (2001)

7 January 200627 October 2021

Rating: ★★★★½

Sadism and Ultra-Violence

Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Shun Sugata, …
Category: Horror

Visitor Q (2001)

21 March 201020 November 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Catalogue of Perversions/Mysterious Visitor/Black Comedy

Category: Horror

Dead or Alive: Final (2002)

13 March 200629 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Cyberpunk Dystopia/Androids

Actors: Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Josie Ho, Terence Yin
Category: Science Fiction

One Missed Call (2003)

25 July 200430 April 2024

Rating: ★★½

Haunted Cellphone Calls

Actors: Ko Shibasaki
Category: Horror

Gozu (2003)

17 June 201521 January 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Surreal Yakuza Film/Identity Exchange

Actors: Hideki Sone, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Harumi Sone
Category: Fantasy

Three … Extremes (2004)

5 August 20059 April 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Asian Horror Anthology

Actors: Bai Ling, Miriam Yeung, Tony Leung Ka-fai
Category: Horror

Zebraman (2004)

3 September 201330 April 2021

Rating: ★★

Japanese Superhero

Actors: Sho Aikawa, Kyoka Suzuki, Yui Ichikawa
Category: Science Fiction

The Great Yokai War (2005)

15 December 200727 August 2024

Rating: ★★★

War in the Realm of Japanese Spirits

Actors: Etsushi Toyokawa, Chiaki Kuriyama, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Bunta Sugawara, …
Category: Fantasy

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)

27 November 201215 July 2021

Rating: ★

Prison Murder Mystery with Surreal SF Elements

Actors: Ryuhei Matsuda, Masanobu Ando, Ryo Ishibashi
Category: Science Fiction

YatterMan (2009)

19 May 201129 March 2023

Rating: ★★★

Anime TV Series in Live-Action/Gonzo Giant Robot Heroics

Actors: Sho Sakurai, Kyoko Fukada, Saki Fukuda, Sadao Abe, …
Category: Science Fiction

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)

15 July 202129 April 2024

Rating: ★★

Japanese Superhero

Actors: Sho Aikawa, Riisa Naka, Tsuyoshi Abe
Category: Science Fiction

Lesson of the Evil (2012)

19 June 201412 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Psycho School Teacher

Actors: Hideaki Ito, Takayuki Yamada, Erina Mizuno, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, …
Category: Horror

Over Your Dead Body (2014)

20 February 201721 February 2025

Rating: ★★★

Roles From a Play Haunt Their Actors’ Lives

Actors: Ebizo Ichikawa, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito, Toshie Negishi
Category: Horror

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)

8 May 201610 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Gonzo Yakuza Vampire Film

Actors: Hayato Ichihara, Lily Frankie, Yayan Ruhian, Riko Narumi, …
Category: Fantasy

Terra Formars (2016)

18 November 201921 April 2021

Rating: ★★★

Mutated Insects on Mars

Category: Science Fiction

Blade of the Immortal (2017)

19 November 201726 April 2023

Rating: ★★½

Immortal Samurai/Manga Adaptation

Actors: Takuya Kimura, Sota Fukushi, Ebizo Ichikawa, Hayato Ichihara, …
Category: Fantasy

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017)

25 July 2023

Rating: ★★

Manga Adaptation

Actors: Kento Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Yusuke Iseya, …
Category: Fantasy

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
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  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
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  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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