Here is what I already knew before I made the decision to watch As the Gods Will (2014): Takashi Miike is the Director In a span of almost 25 years he’s directed at least 90 works. It is said that 13 Assassins (2010) and Audition (1999) are his most notable over sea successes, but Crow Zero (2007) and One Missed Call (2003) are...
This film is the adaptation of the Taiwanese novel by Giddens Ko of the same title. Giddens both wrote and produced the film. He already had box office success in Taiwan with You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011), which was also a novel to film adaption. I personally have not seen it, but now I plan to as many say it...
While I have seen my fair share of Japanese cinema, I am not too well versed in the work of director Kon Ichikawa. I did find his film career to be quiet a fascinating one that spans from 1945 well into 2006. Through watching his films alone you would be able to see the ways Japan has transitioned into modernity as a nation...
