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Veteran Japanese Filmmaker Takashi Miike: “A New Wave In Japan Is Coming” — Rotterdam


Takashi Miike was at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) for the international premiere of 'Blazing Fists.'

Speaking to Deadline, Miike pointed out that this edition marked his fifth visit to IFFR and highlighted that the first thing he noticed was how the audience for his films has become older. Directing over 100 feature film, video and television productions in the last 35 years, Miike is known for cult classics like Audition(2000), Ichi the Killer(2001) and 13 Assassins(2011). Looking back on his own career internationally, Miike pointed out that his collaboration with British producer Jeremy Thomas on Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai and 13 Assassins as a highlight.

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