Izo
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Produced by | Taizô Fukumaki Fujio Matsushima |
| Written by | Shigenori Takechi |
| Starring | Kazuya Nakayama Takeshi Kitano Bob Sapp |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 128 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
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IZO is a 2004 Japanese film, directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th century Japan who met a tragic end: he was tortured and crucified.
Izo appeared previously in Hideo Gosha's Hitokiri (1969), then played by Shintaro Katsu. However, Miike's portrayal of the character (or rather his spirit) transcends reality (and time and space) and is more of a surrealist exposé of Izo's exceedingly bloody yet philosophical encounters in an afterlife heavy on symbolism, occasionally interrupted by stock footage of World War II accompanied by acid-folk singer Kazuki Tomokawa on guitar. Kazuya Nakayama plays Izo, and the countless characters he encounters on his journey include for instance Takeshi Kitano and Bob Sapp.
[edit] External links
- Izo at the Internet Movie Database
Reviews
- dinaMiike - review and interpretation
- Midnight Eye
- d+kaz
- Nippon Cinema
- Martin Tsai (reprinted from WestEnder)
- FILM ROTATION
See also
- Hitokiri at the Internet Movie Database
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