# Takeshi Kitano

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A death gives way to happiness

The author is a cultural columnist "Thud. I heard the sound of something snapping inside my chest. It was my lingering attachment, the part of me that had still wanted to remain connected to them despite everything. There are things one must protect as a person, because one is human. My mother was…

Trade Movies #034 - $POSITIONS (2025) and La Strada (1954) with director Brandon Daley

GO SEE $POSITIONS, SERIOUSLY! Feel free to listen to the pod first, it's spoiler-free, but please go see this movie. It's really great, and Brandon is super exciting new talent. Longtime Trade Movies heads will know that I am constantly wishing we had people doing more varieties of movies, and the …

Hiro Murai

Director/Producer Hiro Murai whose new show is Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay,” joins host Ben Mankiewicz. They discuss why he and Donald Glover collaborate so well and how their initial approach to making “Atlanta” was unsustainable. Murai and Ben debate the value of surrealism in art and Murai reveals t…

Hana-bi (1997) vs. A History of Violence (2005) – The Monster Within - CinemaJam VS 33

"You can paint all the flowers you want, bury yourself in a quiet small town, or take your wife on a beautiful beachside vacation. But the blood on your hands doesn't just wash off." Happy Birthday to our co-host Pablo! To celebrate, we are stepping into the dark, raw world of "mundane violence." I…

Screendivers Episode 074 'Battle Royale'

In this episode of Screendivers...Umba, Ricky, Steve and special guest Winter dived into 2000 dystopian action J-horror 'Battle Royale'. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takeshi Kitano and many more! "The last one...cookies sure we…

Sonatine (1993) | Dir. Takeshi Kitano

In this episode, we discuss Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine, including the film's balance of comedy and violence, how the film subverts expectations, and how Kitano structures scenes like jokes. See where Sonatine is available to watch. Supplemental Material: • Takeshi Kitano on Sonatine •Akira Kurosaw…

Podcast 276: Battle Royale

A class of ninth graders. One deserted island. Three days. One survivor. What could possibly go wrong? Enter the deadly world of Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale, the controversial Japanese film that forced a class of students to fight to the death and went on to influence generations of movies and …

The Furious Review : Too Much Kung Fu, Not Enough Movie

Is The Furious really the martial arts comeback everyone says it is or just two hours of exhausting fight choreography with almost no story? In this spoiler-filled review, we break down The Furious, the international martial arts action movie featuring kung fu, judo, brutal stunt work, extended f…

Hanging by a Wire - Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi

Hanging by a Wire recounts the true story of a routine school commute that turned terrifying when a makeshift cable car's wire snapped, leaving eight passengers — including six schoolboys — suspended hundreds of feet above a ravine in the remote foothills of the Pakistani Himalayas. With the clock …

Showa American Story Developer Interview - Quentin Tarantino & B-Movie Action Inspirations

Interview with the Director Xiangyu "XY" Luo to talk about his upcoming action RPG, Showa American Story! Inspired by 80s pop culture, post-apocalyptic tropes, and B-movie directors like Quentin Tarantino, Takashi Miike, and Takeshi Kitano, this title blends humor, violence, and nostalgia. In thi…