What The ... Has Miike Gone All Von Trier On Us? First Big Bang Love Juvenile A Stills Online.

Well, now. This is surprising ...

This first stills from Miike's youth-in-prison film, Big Bang Love Juvenile A starring Ryuhei Matsuda, have turned up on the production company's website and check out that one to the left. I presume that's one of the prison scenes and the design approach should be familiar to anyone who's seen Dogville or Manderlay. Miike's copped a trick from Von Trier's book and left the entire prison set, at least, an open space with the walls drawn out on the floor. Can't say I saw that coming ...

Check the film's official page on the Shochiku site for another still and detailed (and spoiler-y) synopsis ...